Northern Lincolnshire cyber-attack likely ransomware
The attack, which knocked out the northern trust’s IT systems for four days, described as a type of malware that encrypted data.
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Davey Winder: ransomware, it’s over here
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has made headlines for all the wrong reasons, after succumbing to what is probably a ransomware attack. Davey Winder says this should be wake-up call for trusts.
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Value of stolen medical records less than financial data
A new study into the marketplace for stolen medical records has found that stolen medical records data does not yet eclipse the value of stolen financial services data, which remains far easier to exploit.
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Information Governance network launched
NHS England has set up a new information governance network in a further sign that big changes are coming for the IG Toolkit.
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Criminal investigation after trust downed in cyber attack
Police are now investigating after a computer virus shut down three northern hospitals for four days.
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IG Toolkit to be scrapped as part of security reboot – Shaw
The information governance toolkit is likely to be “scrapped” as part of a packet of funding to improve cyber security in the NHS, Rob Shaw, NHS Digital’s chief operating officer, has told EHI LIve in Birmingham.
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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole virus crisis into third day
The trust at the centre of a major virus infection has cancelled virtually all of its operations for a third day.
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Virus all but shuts down Northern Lincolnshire and Goole
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has shut down the majority of its IT systems in response to a virus attack, declared a major incident, and cancelled activity for two days.
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Davey Winder: older does not mean wiser
Healthcare IT devices and software are expected to work hard for a long time. From a security point of view, that is not a good thing.
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Brexit timescale means NHS should plan for EU data laws
Prime Minister Theresa May’s clarification of the Brexit timetable makes it increasingly likely that the NHS will need to comply with EU data laws that carry a 20 million Euro fine for breaches.
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