{"id":2290,"date":"2020-10-30T13:57:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T13:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2020-11-02T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T14:49:04","slug":"healthcare-and-ransomware-5-critical-steps-to-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnernews.sophos.com\/en-us\/2020\/10\/resources\/healthcare-and-ransomware-5-critical-steps-to-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare and ransomware: 5 critical steps to take"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federal agencies recently\u00a0issued an unprecedented warning<\/a> concerning \u201can increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The joint cybersecurity advisory comes from the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).<\/p>\n

We’ve put together the following resources to help you in your conversations with customers and prospects.<\/p>\n

Dedicated healthcare ransomware landing page<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sophos.com\/HealthcareRansomware<\/a> contains background on the advisory and guidance for organizations under active attack, existing Sophos customers, and non-Sophos customers.<\/p>\n

Based on the scenario, visitors will be advised to leverage our new Rapid Response service, the MTR service, or to trial Intercept X. There’s also a 2.5-minute video outlining the various options and advice for current customers to ensure they’re properly protected. U.S. healthcare customers have also received an email pointing them to the site.<\/p>\n

Additional resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We’ve also created a collection of auxiliary content to support the landing page:<\/p>\n