cyber security

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31 October 2016

Virus all but shuts down Northern Lincolnshire and Goole

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has shut down the majority of its IT systems in response to a
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20 October 2016

Davey Winder: older does not mean wiser

Healthcare IT devices and software are expected to work hard for a long time. From a security point of view,
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A map of Wales
11 October 2016

Wales invests Ā£11 million in NHS devices and security

A multi-million pound government funding package for the NHS Walesā€™ IT systems and infrastructure has launched by Welsh health secretary,
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5 October 2016

National Cyber Security Centre to help tackle NHS threats

The National Cyber Security Centre became operational this week and some of its first goals will be improving security practices
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28 September 2016

Shaw says NHS is under frequent cyber attack

The NHS is under frequent cyber attack, with a national attack that ā€œmay or may notā€ have been state sponsored
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21 September 2016

Fancy Bears hackers use plain old phishing to steal health records

The World Anti-Doping Agency has been hacked. Whatā€™s that to do with healthcare IT? Well, it was health records that
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19 September 2016

Davey Winder: whereā€™s the appetite for security?

Our cyber security columnist is worried that in all the high-level enthusiasm for health apps, far too little thought is
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15 September 2016

NHS Digital to roll out new CareCERT cyber security services

NHS Digital is to start rolling out its expanded portfolio of CareCERT cyber security services across health and social care.
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Information Commissioner's Office
25 August 2016

N Irish nursing home fined Ā£15k over data breach

A Northern Irish nursing home has been fined by the Information Commissionerā€™s Office for failing to protect the sensitive data
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24 August 2016

Davey Winder: turn on, tune in, log-out

Leaving computers logged-in is a security risk and it can be a patient safety risk. To stop it happening, techies
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