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CyberCatch Launches Innovative Solution To Enable Compliance with New U.S. Department of HHS Issued Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices To Thwart The Epidemic of Healthcare Cyberattacks Targeting Over 26,000 Healthcare Organizations
CyberCatch Launches Innovative Solution To Enable Compliance with New U.S. Department of HHS Issu...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n CyberCatch Launches Innovative Solution To Enable Compliance with New U.S. Department of HHS Issued Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices To Thwart The Epidemic of Healthcare Cyberattacks Targeting Over 26,000 Healthcare Organizations\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntal{\nTEXT-ALIGN: LEFT\n}\n.prntaj{\nTEXT-ALIGN: JUSTIFY\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n and\n \n SAN DIEGO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 14, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ --\n \n \n \n CyberCatch Holdings, Inc.\n \n \n \n (\"\n \n CyberCatch\n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \") (\n \n \n \n TSXV: CYBE\n \n \n \n ), an AI-enabled Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution provider of continuous compliance and cyber risk, is pleased to announce the launch of an innovative solution to enable compliance with the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP), issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with support from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n There over 6,000 hospitals and over 20,000 other healthcare organizations in\n \n the United States\n \n , who are now increasingly the target of cyber attackers. Key facts impacting the Health Industry:\n \n \n \n On average 58 cyberattacks monthly\n \n \n On average\n \n $9.23 million\n \n is cost of a data breach\n \n \n Already in 2023 over 71 million patients sensitive medical information has been breached\n \n \n \n Attackers are easily exploiting weak or missing cybersecurity controls to make intrusion into the network, stealing sensitive patient data, installing ransomware and demanding a ransom payment.\n \n \n This is why the HHS with the support of DHS and CISA issued the new Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) to prescribe cybersecurity controls for all healthcare organizations to implement in order to mitigate cyber risk:\n \n \n \n For small organizations (1 -10 physicians or 1-50 beds hospital), minimally 22 controls\n \n \n For medium and large organizations (ov...