A nurse cares for a coronavirus COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. A new effort from CIS seeks to provide support to hospitals targeted by ransomware. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Perhaps no part of industry has been stung by the scourge of ransomware over the past year than hospitals. Already overwhelmed and stretched to the breaking point by a raging pandemic, hospitals and healthcare facilities have also had to face the added chaos of locked IT systems, delayed care and substantial recovery costs.
The non-profit Center for Internet Security is seeking to lend a hand, pledging a $1 million investment to provide any private hospital with free ransomware protection in the form of malicious domain blocking and reporting services.
Bay Area ICU capacity reaches 23.4%, medical experts expect lockdown to lift soon article
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 21: A nurse monitors a coronavirus COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (I.C.U.) at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. Frontline workers are continuing to care for coronavirus COVID-19 p
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SAN FRANCISCO - The Bay Area s Intensive Care Unit capacity is growing by the week, reaching 23.4% on Saturday. The California Department of Public Health calls it a promising sign that the region is emerging from the most intense stage of the pandemic.
After weeks in the single digits, the Bay Area is now beyond the 15% threshhold the state measured when deciding in December to put counties under a stay-at-home order.