The Food and Drug Administration released a “playbook” Monday to help hospitals and other facilities handle potential cyberattacks on medical devices.

The agency announced the playbook on Monday along with two agreements with manufacturers to share information about possible vulnerabilities of medical devices. The playbook and agreements are part of an action plan the agency laid out in April to prevent cyberattacks on devices that could be hacked remotely and shut down.

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