A recent Washington Post event featured Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology in the Biden Administration. According to Neuberger, the White House will focus on cybersecurity in three areas over the next year: healthcare, water, and communications.
In comparison to peer countries, the US is “pretty much last in the race” when it comes to putting in place minimum security standards for critical infrastructure. By establishing minimum cyber regulatory frameworks for critical infrastructure, the US will at the very least be able to learn from other countries.
HHS is “beginning to work with partners at hospitals to put in place minimum cybersecurity guidelines,” Neuberger explained. Further work is being done to secure “devices and broader healthcare” as well. The actions align with the executive order (EO 14028) issued by the administration in May 2021, which strived to increase cybersecurity in the nation through public-private partnerships, Health IT Security reports.