Cybersecurity

Equifax acknowledged it experienced a separate security issue in March, months before the massive breach it disclosed to its customers Sept. 7, reports Bloomberg.

The HHS Office of Inspector General will evaluate the department's ability to respond to cybersecurity threats, according to its updated work plan.

In recent months, cyberattacks have hit hospitals at alarming rates.

Augusta (Ga.) University Medical Center disclosed a potential breach of patient information five months after the associated phishing attack, The Augusta Chronicle reports.

Eighty-four percent of organizations indicated using cyberthreat information is essential to informing strong security practices, according to a Ponemon Institute survey. However, responding organizations also cited many barriers to effectively using threat intelligence.

Monroeville, Pa.-based Premier Medical Associates discovered a data breach affecting 900 visitors to its website, according to a Sept. 15 news release obtained by Becker's Hospital Review.

Arkansas Department of Human Services officials said they plan to notify affected Medicare beneficiaries of an incident in which multiple spreadsheets of personal and health information were emailed to a former employee, according to a Sept. 15 news release obtained…

Equifax's CIO and chief security officer will leave the company following a cybersecurity incident that affected 143 million consumers, the company announced Sept. 15.

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center began notifying 1,969 patients Sept. 11 after it discovered an employee accessed protected health information without authorization, a spokesperson told Becker's Hospital Review.

Employees are more likely to benefit from cybersecurity trainings with rewards, rather than those that reprimand them, reports The Wall Street Journal.