Working remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic? Keep I.T confidential
NHS Digital’s head of security operations lead, Steve Fenwick, has some advice for health and care staff on how to stay cyber secure while working from home.
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NHSmail registers 11 million blocked attacks in three years
According to the information released by NHS Digital, the NHSmail system blocked a total of 11.35m email attacks between since 2016.
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Davey Winder: Time to take cybersecurity training seriously
Our expert columnist Davey Winder reflects on a recent phishing attack at East Anglian Air Ambulance, and what it reveals about the need for cybersecurity awareness training across health and care.
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East Anglian Air Ambulance issues security alert after email breach
The charity has warned people to be vigilant after a cyber-attack on its email system, which resulted in a phishing email being sent out to contacts.
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The criminal economics of phishing
As phishing becomes industrialised with its own business model and role-based ecosystem, our cyber security columnist Davey Winder looks at how we can protect the NHS from this threat.
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Cybersecurity news round-up
This month’s cybersecurity round-up features the news that a freshly-discovered vulnerability affecting major CPU manufacturers could leave millions of computers at risk and how ‘smart’ toy makers have been urged to get security-friendly.
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400 staff fooled in fake phishing email at Leeds Teaching
A fake phishing email sent out as part of a cyber security exercise tricked 400 staff into handing over confidential data at Leeds Teaching trust.
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Staff targeted in NHS spear phishing attack
NHS Digital is warning NHS staff about a spate of spear phishing attacks, in which scammers pretend to be NHS colleagues and ask for money.
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London trust fends off 19 ransomware attacks in 12 months
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust disclosed more than twice as many ransomware attacks as any other trust but says no data was lost.
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NHSmail account launches phishing attack
A NHSmail account has been hijacked and used to launch a phishing attack to extract sensitive details from other NHS staff.
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