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Ed Mattison, executive VP of operations and security services, the Center for Internet Security
To help strengthen the healthcare sector s defenses, the Center for Internet Security is offering most U.S. hospitals and healthcare delivery systems a protection service designed to help block ransomware and other malware, says Ed Mattison, the center s executive vice president of operations and security services.
The nonprofit Center for Internet Security is fully funding the offering of its protection service, known as Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting, to private U.S. hospitals.
Last year, the free service was initially offered to U.S. public hospitals and health departments - as well as other public entities, such as county governments and K-12 public schools - through the Multi-State Informat
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The Center for Internet Security (CIS) announced last week that it has launched the Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting (MDBR) service to assist U.S.-based private hospitals with ransomware and cyberattacks for free. CIS, a not-for-profit entity, “is fully funding this for private hospitals at no cost, and with no strings attached, because it’s the right thing to do, and no one else is doing it at scale.” According to the announcement, the product is designed as a ransomware protection service and a “no-cost cyber defense for U.S. hospitals.”
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The Center for Internet Security (CIS) announced last week that it has launched the Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting (MDBR) service to assist U.S.-based private hospitals with ransomware and cyber-attacks for free. CIS, a not-for-profit entity, “is fully funding this for private hospitals at no cost, and with no strings attached, because it’s the right thing to do, and no one else is doing it at scale.” According to the announcement, the product is designed as a ransomware protection service and a “no-cost cyber defense for U.S. hospitals.”