Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

In a recent press release, Zimperium®, a global leader in mobile threat defense (MTD) and the only provider of real-time, on-device protection against known and unknown threats, is announcing z9 for Mobile Malware.

Samanage USA, a Cary, N.C.-based technology company, will pay $264,000 to Vermont and implement an information security program as part of a settlement to resolve allegations the company failed to protect personally identifiable information in the state's healthcare exchange, Bloomberg…

Hackers accessed the personal information of two people when they breached the Securities and Exchange Commission's electronic filing system, EDGAR, earlier this month, according to a SEC statement.

Equifax now believes 2.5 million additional Americans were affected by its July cyberattack, according to a company statement released Monday.

Fayetteville-based Arkansas Oral & Facial Surgery Center notified patients of a recent ransomware attack on its computer network, according to a Sept. 24 notice on its website.

October marks National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an annual campaign to engage and educate people throughout the U.S. on cybersecurity, provide them with tools and resources, and increase cyber resiliency.

The average cost associated with cybercrime hit $11.7 million per business, globally, in 2017, according to a report by Accenture and Ponemon Institute.

Privacy incidents at government departments, hospitals and other healthcare organizations captured public attention last month.

The city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against Equifax Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court, seeking restitution for its residents after a massive breach to the credit reporting agency compromised their financial data, reports The Chicago Tribune.

Healthcare surpassed the public sector as the most-breached industry in North America, according to a McAfee Labs report.