HIPAA Tip: Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group

The Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG) is an industry-led council of more than 400 healthcare organizations advising the government and health sector on how to protect against and recover from cyber threats to health data and research, systems, manufacturing and patient care.

The CWG membership collaboratively develops and publishes freely-available healthcare cybersecurity best practices and policy recommendations, and produces outreach and communications programs emphasizing the imperative that Cyber Safety is Patient Safety.

On February 27, 2024, the HSCC Joint Cybersecurity Working Group published the “Health Industry Cybersecurity Strategic Plan 2024-2029”, intended to unite/join together the entire health sector around long term cybersecurity goals and objectives to measurably raise the level of cybersecurity preparedness and resiliency by 2029. Follow this link and download the Health Industry Cybersecurity Strategic Plan 2024-2029 to implement foundational cybersecurity programs that address the operational, technological and governance challenges posed by significant healthcare industry trends over the next five years.

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Author:

Dawn Meglino

HIPAA Compliance Specialist, CHPSE, CCSA, CCAP