Cybersecurity or Bust: New Rules May Cut Funding for Vulnerable Hospitals Under Siege by Cybercriminals

Get ready for “Cybersecurity Checkups” at your local hospital! Soon, if they want to keep the federal funding IV drip flowing, hospitals must show they’ve got their digital defenses up to snuff. Say goodbye to ransomware rascals holding X-rays for ransom! #HospitalCybersecurityStandards

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Uncle Sam says 'No cybersecurity, no cashola' to hospitals. In the blood-soaked alleys of the internet, cybercrooks are hitting hospitals like a flu outbreak in winter, and the White House is basically becoming the bouncer at the club of federal funding, checking for cybersecurity ID before letting anyone in. Will this stop the digital plague or just leave hospitals financially flatlining? Stay tuned for the cyber-soap opera, "As the Firewall Burns."

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