On February 1, 2022, the American Hospital Association released a Cyber Security Advisory warning of the increased cyber risk to U.S. Health Care due to Russia/Ukraine Geopolitical Tensions.
Hospitals and health systems should review the alerts and bulletins for guidance on risk mitigation procedures, including increased network monitoring for unusual network traffic or activity, especially around active directory. Additionally, it is important to heighten staffs’ awareness of increased risk of receiving malware laden phishing emails.
