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ITL's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Releases Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System

ITL’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) released  Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).This document proposes a project to provide guidance on securing the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) ecosystem in Healthcare Delivery Organizations (HDOs). This project will include the development of a reference design and will use commercially available technologies to develop an example solution that will help healthcare sector organizations to implement more secure PACS solutions through the use of stronger security controls. A public comment period for this document is open until Dec. 14.

Released November 14, 2017, Updated March 5, 2018