'We're here to help,' says CISA chief as ransomware risks proliferate

CHICAGO – Speaking to a full house at the HIMSS23 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Monday morning, Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency noted that even a few years ago it would have been hard to gather a crowd that size to talk about cybersecurity.

But the events of the past few years, with ransomware debilitating hospitals and health systems around the world and cyberattacks increasing in "frequency, severity and sophistication," have helped focus the healthcare …