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2 November 2017

No surprises as WannaCry dominates cybersecurity talks at EHI Live

Healthcare executives drove home the need to adopt new ways of working to protect themselves against cyber-threats during the first
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31 October 2017

NHS Lanarkshire was left ‘vulnerable’ to WannaCry cyber attack disruption

NHS Lanarkshire was left vulnerable to a cyber attack because software updates had not been installed, an internal report has
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30 October 2017

Britain ‘as sure as possible’ that North Korea perpetrated WannaCry cyber-attack

Britain’s Security Minister has blamed North Korea for the ransomware outbreak that wreaked havoc on NHS services earlier this year.
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27 October 2017

WannaCry impact on NHS considerably larger than previously suggested

A report into the WannaCry ransomware attack that hit NHS services in May 2017 has found that its impact was
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27 October 2017

NHS could have fended off Wannacry disruption says NAO report

A report by the National Audit Office has revealed that simple measures could have been taken to protect the NHS
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26 October 2017

Hackers threaten to leak data from celebrity plastic surgery clinic

Hackers are threatening to release customer data from a plastic surgery clinic in London known for its roster of high-profile
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13 October 2017

Davey Winder: prescription risk – pharmacies and cyber security

In the run up to Digital Health's new Public Cyber Security conference, our cyber security expert Davey Winder explores why
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
6 October 2017

Cyber security news round-up

This month’s cyber round-up covers a report revealing 1,131 (cyber) incident reports, with 590 classed as ‘significant’.
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27 September 2017

NHS Digital’s WannaCry response was “let down” by poor comms

NHS Digital’s response to WannaCry was “let down” by poor communications to healthcare organisations about the attack, its security operations
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
8 September 2017

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
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