Cybersecurity news round-up
The cybersecurity for health IT round-up covers the security risk of “brainjacking” and need for firmware updates for a company’s cardiac pacemakers.
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NHS Lanarkshire to investigate malware outbreak
IT systems are said to have returned to normal after a malware attack which affected a “small number of systems” at NHS Lanarkshire Health Board last Friday (25 August).
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PCS Speaker Profile: Professor Carsten Maple on the evolution of cyber threats
Professor Carsten Maple will address emerging threats, including from the internet of things, in his presentation at Public Cyber Security, 7 December. In the first of our profiles of speakers at the event, Maple talks to Vivienne Raper about the cyber security threats facing public services, and suggests how the NHS could better have handled WannaCry.
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Microsoft and NHS Digital sign new agreement for cybersecurity
NHS Digital has signed a new agreement with Microsoft, which includes patches for all its current Windows devices operating XP.
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Cybersecurity news round-up
Cybersecurity round-up includes British computer expert Marcus Hutchins being released on bail and success of a Lancashire trust’s cyber campaign.
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NHS Digital to build a new cybersecurity centre
NHS Digital is looking for a supplier to build a new cybersecurity centre and has put out a “request for information” to the market.
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Confidence in achieving NHS 2020 digitisation targets falls
Digital Health Intelligence’s annual survey of NHS IT leaders has found confidence in achieving key national targets on digital have dropped over the past 12 months.
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Rob Shaw’s top 10 point cyber prevention tips
The interim chief executive of NHS Digital has given his 10 point list on how organisations can help prevent cyber-attacks.
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Cybersecurity news round-up
Digital Health News rounds up the best of cyber security news for health IT and health technology.
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Government response to Caldicott promises further £21m cyber investment
The government response to Dame Caldicott’s data security review has been released promising a multi-million pound cyber-security fund and data protection penalties.
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