US to Invest $50 Million in Securing Hospitals Against Cyber Threats

May 22, 2024 at 09:57AM The US government’s ARPA-H announced a $50 million cybersecurity effort, UPGRADE, to secure hospital IT systems. The program aims to identify vulnerabilities and automatically procure, test, and deploy patches. Collaboration between IT staff, medical device makers, healthcare providers, and cybersecurity experts is crucial for creating a software suite tailored for … Read more

Uncle Sam to inject $50M into auto-patcher for hospital IT

May 21, 2024 at 08:53PM The US government’s ARPA-H is providing over $50 million for the UPGRADE program, aiming to automate hospital IT security. The initiative seeks to develop software tools to find and fix vulnerabilities in medical systems without disrupting services. This effort aligns with ARPA-H’s mission to advance medical technologies and protect healthcare … Read more

Cisco’s Complex Road to Deliver on its Hypershield Promise

April 19, 2024 at 08:04AM Cisco is set to launch Hypershield, an AI-powered security platform aimed at protecting cloud workloads and AI systems from cyber threats. The platform utilizes AI-augmented agents to push security to the edge, automatically patch environments, and detect anomalous behavior. It also aims to simplify network security through distributed exploit protection … Read more