NCSC review reveals 20% of supported incidents were linked to health
The National Cyber Security Centre’s annual review found it supported 777 cyber incidents in the past year – with 20% of them relating to the health sector.
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South East ambulance trust’s IT services back online after ‘significant issue’
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed its IT systems are “functioning fully” after suffering from a “significant” issue.
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Could cyber security be the next big healthcare emergency?
With threats on the rise, Sectra’s Chris Scarisbrick considers the cyber security landscape including how far cloud adoption can help the NHS.
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New information added to NHS Digital’s cyber security campaign
The Keep IT Confidential cyber security awareness campaign from NHS Digital has been updated with new advice and best practice for staying safe online
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Is the NHS investment in data security paying dividends?
In a column for Digital Health, Davey Winder, explores whether data security in healthcare is doing its job correctly.
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Birmingham NHS Trust bolsters cyber security to protect patient data
Birmingham’s Community Healthcare NHS Trust has invested in a full suite of cyber security services from CyberGuard to keep patient data safe.
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All health and social care bodies to appoint Caldicott Guardians by 2023
The new National Data Guardian rules impact all health and social care public bodies that “handle confidential information about patients or service users”.
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GCHQ powers to access NHS IT systems is extended
The powers allow GCHQ to request information held by or on behalf of the NHS for the purpose of “supporting and maintaining security”.
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Building resilience in the cyber procurement process
Elizabeth Giugno from Crown Commercial Services explores how to build resilience and strengthen the cyber procurement process in healthcare.
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Moorfields Eye Hospital in Dubai subject to “IT security incident”
According to a message on its website, the Dubai branch of Moorfields Eye Hospital has been subject to an “IT security incident” which affected its servers.
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