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Growing threat of ransomware attacks on hospitals

  • 1.  Growing threat of ransomware attacks on hospitals

    Posted 07-20-2021 03:58:00 PM
    Our AAMCNews team (kudos, @Stacy Weiner!) has just published a new story on the growing threat of ransomware attacks on academic medical centers – and what hospitals are doing to shore up their security. You can read the article at

    https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/growing-threat-ransomware-attacks-hospitals

    To our CMO and IT colleagues in the communities network, we have a few questions:

    • Has your institution been increasing efforts to protect against ransomware?
    • What are some of the top tips you would share with leaders trying to prevent - or handle - a ransomware attack?

    We welcome your feedback, thoughts, and tips  -- please reply in the comments section. 

    + some of our AAMC CMOG community members for your thoughts! CC: @Jason Foltz@Richard Silverman @Tom Whalen @Joseph Chang @Jennifer Goldstein @Jerome Yaklic @Marcia Katz @Elisabeth Kunkel @Erika Saunders @Duane Smoot (feel free to tag other folks if you think they may have valuable insights to share!)​​​​​​​​​​​

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    Stephanie Weiner
    Director, Digital Strategy & Engagement
    Association of American Medical Colleges
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