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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
21 August 2020

Cyber security news roundup

Our latest cyber security roundup features the news that NHS Greater Manchester Shared Services has received an international security standard
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Malicious Email
20 August 2020

NHS reported tens of thousands of malicious emails in one month

Data from NHS Digital has shown that the NHS received tens of thousands of malicious emails in just in one
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11 June 2020

Cyber security framework launched to bolster trusts’ safety

The Cyber Security Services Framework provides access to 25 suppliers specialising in managing cyber risks, recovering from attacks and cyber
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NHS Contact-Tracing App
9 June 2020

Why trust is key to the user adoption of the NHS contact-tracing app

Our cyber-security expert, Davey Winder, delves into the NHS contact-tracing app, looking into why trust is key and the issue of
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6 May 2020

Cyber experts warn of malicious campaigns targeting Covid-19 response

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency have spotted large-scale ‘password-spraying’ campaigns.
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Coronavirus
2 April 2020

Neither Covid-19 nor cyber-criminals care who gets infected and suffers

With Covid-19 pushing many trusts to their limit, Davey Winder explores why the health service is still an attractive target
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11 February 2020

Healthcare needs a new year resolution to improve cyber-awareness

Even though it the start of February, our cyber security columnist, Davey Winder, is thinking about resolutions and whether 2020
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
24 January 2020

Cyber security news round-up

Our first cyber security round-up of 2020 details updates to NHSmail and advice from the NCSC on the use of
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
13 December 2019

Cyber security news round-up

Making it into our round-up of cyber security news this month is research warning of the security risks posed by
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New Year 2020
10 December 2019

Different decade, same healthcare privacy and security problems?

Digital Health columnist Davey Winder reflects on 2019 and explores whether anything has changed in healthcare cyber security.
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