NHS cyber attack – Digital Health https://www.digitalhealth.net News | Networks | Intelligence Tue, 21 Nov 2017 09:40:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-dhi_roundal_512_wb-32x32.png NHS cyber attack – Digital Health https://www.digitalhealth.net 32 32 164930127 Boost appeal of healthcare IT to drive standards, says chief security strategist https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/11/boost-appeal-of-healthcare-it-to-drive-standards-says-chief-security-strategist/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:00:19 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=63283

Making healthcare more exciting to young talent could be key to transforming the industry's relationship with IT, according to Steve Moore, former VP of cyber security analytics at Anthem

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Cybersecurity news round-up https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/11/cybersecurity-news-round-up-6/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:05:08 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=63080 Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up

This month’s cyber security industry round-up covers the National Audit Office's report on WannaCry and how more people needed to combat cyber security skills gap.

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NHS Digital’s WannaCry response was “let down” by poor comms https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/09/nhs-digitals-wannacry-response-was-let-down-by-poor-comms/ https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/09/nhs-digitals-wannacry-response-was-let-down-by-poor-comms/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:17:45 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=61673

NHS Digital’s response to WannaCry was “let down” by poor communications to healthcare organisations about the attack, its security operations lead admits.

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Cybersecurity news round-up https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/09/cybersecurity-news-round-up-4/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:10:58 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=60970 Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up

The cybersecurity for health IT round-up covers the security risk of "brainjacking" and need for firmware updates for a company's cardiac pacemakers.

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WannaCry emergency measures cost central NHS agencies £180,000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/07/wannacry-emergency-measures-cost-central-nhs-agencies-180000/ Wed, 19 Jul 2017 10:00:46 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=59447

The emergency measures put in place over WannaCry cost NHS Digital and NHS England £180,000, revealed a member of parliament.

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NHS Digital on cyber-attack: “We can be better prepared” https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/06/nhs-digital-on-cyber-attack-we-can-be-better-prepared/ Wed, 14 Jun 2017 15:29:54 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=58203

NHS Digital admits the organisation could have done better during the global cyber-attack that crippled parts of the NHS last month.

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REVIEW: One month on from WannaCry ransomware attack https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/06/one-month-on-from-12-may-wannacry-cyber-attack/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:00:34 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=57998 Kettering General Hospital

Digital Health News finds out how Kettering Trust dealt with the cyber-attack that struck a month ago today, through preventative measures.

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Rob Shaw details NHS Digital’s cyber-attack response https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/06/rob-shaw-details-nhs-digitals-cyber-attack-response/ https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/06/rob-shaw-details-nhs-digitals-cyber-attack-response/#comments Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:30:57 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=57750 Rob Shaw NHS Digital

NHS Digital's Rob Shaw tells its board that a 24/7 helpline and command control centre was established after the cyber-attack last month, alongside security experts deployed to trusts.

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NHS Improvement debates cybersecurity responsibilities https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/05/nhs-improvement-debates-cybersecurity-responsibilities/ https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/05/nhs-improvement-debates-cybersecurity-responsibilities/#comments Wed, 31 May 2017 10:00:10 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=57610

NHS Improvement is considering its responsibilities as a cybersecurity regulator, according to its latest board papers, following May's cyber-attack.

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Trusts in special measures 3x more likely to be hit by cyber-attack – report https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/05/trusts-in-special-measures-more-likely-to-be-hit-by-cyber-attack-report/ https://www.digitalhealth.net/2017/05/trusts-in-special-measures-more-likely-to-be-hit-by-cyber-attack-report/#comments Fri, 26 May 2017 09:30:14 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=57512 cyber prevention

Trusts that have been in special measures were three times more likely to be hit by the recent NHS cyber-attack, according some initial findings.

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