Security News > 2021 > February > CIS launches MDBR, a no-cost ransomware protection service for private hospitals

The Center for Internet Security is launching a no-cost ransomware protection service, Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting, for private hospitals in the U.S. CIS is fully funding this service for all private hospitals in the U.S. as part of its nonprofit mission to make the connected world a safer place.

MDBR can help protect hospital IT systems against ransomware attacks by stopping them before they occur.

"The CIS Board of Directors prioritized making MDBR service available to all public and private U.S. hospitals at no cost, through both the MS-ISAC for public hospitals, and a $1 million investment of CIS funds for private hospitals this year."

"CIS is fully funding this for private hospitals at no cost, and with no strings attached because it's the right thing to do and no one else is doing it at scale," said Ed Mattison, Executive Vice President of CIS Operations and Security Services.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has made hospitals an even larger target for malicious cyber threats than they were already. While other commercial cybersecurity organizations are certainly supporting hospitals and hospital systems, our nonprofit status and mission focus enable us to offer this service at no cost and at scale to any hospital or system that can benefit from it," he said.

CIS and Akamai encourage all U.S. hospitals to use MDBR and embrace a broader risk management approach to cybersecurity.

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