Industry experts and government officials came together in a two-year effort to develop the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients report, which is intended as practical cybersecurity guidelines to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks within the health care industry.

“Like combatting a deadly virus, cybersecurity requires mobilization and coordination of resources across myriad public and private stakeholders, including hospitals, IT vendors, medical device manufacturers, and governments (state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal) to mitigate the risks and minimize the impacts of a cyberattack,” the group said.