Government puts cost of WannaCry to NHS at £92m
The Department of Health and Social Care’s latest update on cyber resilience in health and care suggests WannaCry cost the service £20m during the attack, with an additional £72m of costs in the aftermath.
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Cyber security news round up
Our latest round-up from the cyber security world includes BlackBerry’s new quantum-resistant cryptography tools and an educational cyber security game.
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Bupa fined by ICO after employee stole customer information
The employee was able to obtain the personal information of 547,000 Bupa Global health insurance customers, but no medical information was stolen.
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Exclusive: Former GSK security chief named new NHS Digital CISO
Former GlaxoSmithKline security chief Robert Coles has been named the new Chief Information Security Officer at NHS Digital.
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Davey Winder: Time to take cybersecurity training seriously
Our expert columnist Davey Winder reflects on a recent phishing attack at East Anglian Air Ambulance, and what it reveals about the need for cybersecurity awareness training across health and care.
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Cyber security news round up
Our latest cyber security round-up covers news of a massive cyber-attack on British Airways and findings from a survey that reveal only half of UK companies have secured critical data.
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Alleged WannaCry hacker charged by US officials
One of the alleged perpetrators behind 2017’s WannaCry ransomware attack on the NHS has been charged by US officials, according to reports.
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East Anglian Air Ambulance issues security alert after email breach
The charity has warned people to be vigilant after a cyber-attack on its email system, which resulted in a phishing email being sent out to contacts.
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Cyber security news round up
Our latest cyber security round up looks at hacked patient monitoring systems and FBI fears of an imminent “cash out” attack on ATMs worldwide.
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Davey Winder: How healthy is NHS app security? Not very, I fear.
Experts have been raising concerns about health app security for some time. And, according to our cybersecurity columnist, the new national drive for greater use of apps doesn’t mitigate those worries – it may in fact compound them.
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