ONCD starts six-month rural hospital cyber pilot in South Carolina
Original title: National cyber director rolls out latest pilot in South Carolina, this time for rural hospitals
Project Lifeline 250 offers free industry help, post-incident backup devices and replacement of high-risk legacy equipment.
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross launched Project Lifeline 250 in South Carolina on Monday, the Office of the National Cyber Director’s second regional pilot after a Texas water-sector effort. Industry partners will help rural hospitals defend networks, deploy physical backups after an incident and replace high-risk legacy devices. State cyber and law-enforcement programs are involved. ONCD has not said what happens when the six-month pilots end.
Unconfirmed: ONCD has not said what will follow the six-month pilots.
- HHS logged 804 large health-care breaches last year affecting more than 140 million people.
- The FBI named health care the top ransomware and hacking target in 2025.
- Named partners include Abnormal AI, Cisco, Cyera, Microsoft, Trellix and Zscaler.
- Congress has also introduced bills aimed at rural hospital cybersecurity.
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