Ransomware must be tackled from the centre
The recent WannaCry attack highlighted the difficulty of managing cyber security in the highly devolved English NHS system, where there is no central control of IT systems.
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Joe’s view: On the need for a Bat Signal
Joe mourns the original Batman, reflects on why healthcare IT needs a Bat Signal, and ponders how one has been informally created through the Health CIO and CCIO Networks.
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Cybersecurity news round-up
In the first of our new monthly cybersecurity news round-ups, we report on limited confidence in medical device security, fines for data protection breaches, and the news that healthcare is responsible for most data protection incidents in the UK.
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Microsoft releases new patches to fix further NSA cyber exploits
Microsoft has issued a new series of critical security patches to fix three further vulnerabilities, targeted by National Security Agency in the set of leaked exploits that included Wannacry, responsible for the cyber-attack that floored parts of the NHS last month.
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Why resilience should be central to cybersecurity
In the aftermath of the ransomware attack, NHS trusts have been encouraged to focus their efforts on preventing future such incidents. Sensible advice, argues Mark Jackson, but it can mask the reality that it will never be possible to entirely prevent every single attack. Instead, he argues, organisations need to be building their cyber resililence.
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Another view: of the cyberattack
A month on from the cyberattack, and our GP columnist is in reflective mood. Could investing in a backup iPad or Mac, or running a device with Linux, mitigate the fallout in the event of future attacks?
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Trusts could be facing £1 million recovery bill from cyber-attack
Recovery costs from the recent global cyber-attack are yet to be calculated, according to some trusts. A total of 48 trusts were affected by the attack.
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Two-week wrap of the cyber-attack
Today marks two weeks since the global cyber-attack and extent of the incident is starting to surface. A total of 48 trusts were affected.
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Davey Winder: risks of ransomware attack were well known and avoidable
Digital Health’s cyber security columnist, Davey Winder, says Friday’s ransomware attacks could and should have been avoided, and that the NHS must still learn to systematically do the basics of cyber security well.
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