cyber security

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13 August 2019

NHS Digital expands cyber security toolkit with new free services for trusts

A range of free IT perimeter security tools are being made available to NHS organisations through a new contract between
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data breach
31 July 2019

Encryption standards for medical devices ‘need to be mandatory’

Pangea Connected’s system developer, Dr Arslan Usman, said IoT medical devices need to be better regulated to boost cyber security
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Amazon Alexa
30 July 2019

Davey Winder: Hey Alexa, what’s the problem with your health advice NHS collaboration?

Our cybersecurity columnist Davey Winder delves beyond the media headlines regarding data privacy after the NHS announced a partnership with
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
26 July 2019

Cyber security news round-up

Our latest cyber security news round up looks at the recent hijacking of the Metropolitan Police Force's social media page.
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A view of the UK Parliament buildings and Big Ben in London
8 July 2019

Calls for ‘urgent’ improvements in NHS cyber security presented to Parliament

A white paper written by researchers from Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation says fresh investment is “urgently
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
21 June 2019

Cyber security news round up

Our round up features NHS Highland apologising following reports email addresses of almost 40 people who have HIV were made
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24 May 2019

100 NHS boards completed cyber security training since WannaCry

It was unclear if the 100 NHS boards that had completed their training were of the 236 hospital trusts in
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
24 May 2019

Cyber security news round-up

Our latest news round up includes research from Imperial College London which looked into the NHS' prepardness for a secutiry
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14 May 2019

Reviewing the complexities of the VPN market

Virtual private networks offer the promise of security and privacy, and so are naturally attracting increasing levels of interest. A
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Medical imaging cybercrime
9 May 2019

Davey Winder: Digital imaging hack must be catalyst for urgent change

It's three years since Davey Winder first warned about the growing security threat from the Internet of Medical Things. In
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