South of Tyne and Wear secures devices
NHS South of Tyne and Wear is adopting a layered approach to device security in the light of public concern over data breaches. The management structure, which covers Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland Teaching primary care trusts, is using FrontRange Solutions’ Device Wall to control the transfer of information to encrypted devices, alongside McAfee endpoint […]
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NHS Camden rapped by ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office has taken enforcement action against NHS Camden for breaching the Data Protection Act. The ICO has served the primary care trust with an enforcement notice for failing to dispose of a number of computers properly. Redundant, unencrypted computers holding the names, addresses and medical diagnoses of 2,500 individuals were left beside […]
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Southend secures email with Proofpoint
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out a secure email solution from Proofpoint across its 2,500 PCs. The move follows a review of IT in May 2008, which showed the trust needed to improve its email security to meet Department of Health guidelines introduced as a result of data leaks in the NHS. […]
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Leicester uses FrontRange for SAM
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has bought 8,000 FrontRange SAM Suite licences to improve control of its IT inventory. Technical security specialist David Rose it became interested in software asset management after it learned about NHS Connecting for Health’s National Infrastructure Maturity Model (NIMM) and how it affected access to licences in Microsoft’s Enterprise Agreement […]
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Left to their own devices?
An E-Health Insider survey has revealed a mixed picture on mobile device security. Stephen Pritchard reports.
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Survey reveals mixed picture on device security
NHS organisations have tightened up on mobile device security in response to the recent spate of data breaches from the public sector.
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Basildon and Thurrock tightens security
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has held a USB stick amnesty and implemented new software to comply with DH data security requirements.
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Nicholson reinforces encryption message
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has asked NHS chief executives to check that their organisations are encrypting all removable data. In a letter to the NHS, Mr Nicholson asks chief executives to “conduct a review to ensure your organisation has fully implemented the policy that all removable data must be encrypted” and that it is […]
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Concern over encryption for practice-owned IT
GP representatives are concerned that GP practices that have bought their own desktops and mobile devices may miss out on encryption software bought for the NHS. Earlier this year, NHS Connecting for Health announced a deal with security software specialist McAfee to supply 700,000 licences for data encryption software to the NHS. This was part […]
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