Open-source snafu leaves patient data exposed
Data pertaining to tens of millions of patients around the world has been jeopardised due to severe security flaws in patient management software OpenEMR.
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NHS trusts sign up to Darktrace threat-hunting software
Four NHS trusts have signed up with cyber security firm Darktrace with a view to automatically identifying possible cyber threats.
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Davey Winder: Does AI have a part to play in securing NHS data?
The potential contribution AI could make to the NHS has been frequently rehearsed – not least by the new health and social care secretary. But, asks our cyber security columnist, is enough attention being paid to the contribution it could make to improving security?
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Cyber security news round-up
Digital Health’s latest news round-up from the cyber security industry includes updates on the 2016 National Lottery hack and June’s Ticketmaster breach.
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FOI: NHS IT systems suffer 55 days’ downtime over three-year period
NHS trusts in England have experienced over 1,300 hours of downtime as a result of IT outages in the last three years, according to an FOI request.
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Minister says opt-out data requests for 150,000 patients missed
The error occurred between March 2015 and June 2018, in GP practices running TPP’s SystmOne though the problem has ‘now been rectified’.
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IBM snaps up £30m cyber security contract from NHS Digital
The three-year partnership will see IBM provide a range of enhanced cyber security services to NHS Digital’s security operations centre.
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Is Windows 10 really the answer to NHS cyber-insecurities?
This month our cybersecurity columnist wonders whether upgrading devices to Windows 10 will improve cyber-resilience and confront the serious security challenges faced by NHS trusts.
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Job ad sheds light on new NHS Digital CICSO role
NHS Digital is on the lookout for a chief information and cyber security officer capable of leading the organisation’s response to major security incidents.
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Cyber security news round-up
The latest Digital Health cyber security round-up includes news that Dixons Carphone has been hit by yet another cyber-attack, as well as a report from Symantec that suggests a Chinese espionage group may have breached the control systems of a satellite operator.
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