Login delays are the least of the legacy tech problems facing the NHS
Legacy technology and the problems they could cause the NHS is the subject of Davey Winder’s latest column for Digital Health.
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Why good cyber hygiene can help fight NHS data breaches
NHS Digital’s Rob Shaw, talks about the importance of good cyber hygiene to help fight data breaches and security risks in the NHS.
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Cyber security news round-up
Digital Health’s latest cyber security round-up covers ransomware attacks at three hospitals in Alabama, and calls for more CISO involvement in vendor procurement.
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Davey Winder: Is NHS cyber security crabbing sideways rather than sprinting for the finish line?
NHS Digital has signed a contract with Accenture to provide free perimeter security features to trusts. But is this solution really the way forward? Davey Winder reports.
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Thousands of NHS medical images found ‘unprotected’ on web
Six UK systems storing x-rays, MRI and CT scans were found to be allowing unprotected access to images, according to security firm Greenbone Networks.
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NHS Digital launches IT security awareness campaign
The Keep I.T. Confidential campaign aims to educate staff across the NHS on common-sense IT security practice and the impact of data and cyber security on patient safety.
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Cyber security news round up
Our latest round-up of cyber security news includes proposed guidance on securing the PACS ecosystem and a report that WannaCry is still alive and well.
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Davey Winder: Medical device vulnerability scoring flaws put patients’ lives at risk
In his latest column for Digital Health News, Davey Winder explores the complicated world of security rating systems for medical devices.
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Cyber security news round-up: August 2019
The August edition of Digital Health’s cyber security round-up includes updates on the Capital One data breach – described as one of the biggest ever – and insights from Hiscox’s Cyber Readiness report.
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NHS trust IT spend up more than £150m since WannaCry
Research by Parliament Street revealed that NHS trusts spent a collective £612m on IT in 2018/19, compared to £460m in the year directly preceding WannaCry.
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