Laboratory staff working for the NHS pathology supplier hit by a cyber attack which disrupted services across south east London, have announced plans to strike for five days.
Trade union Unite said in a press…
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In the span of just a few days, Merseyside has seen two of its prominent hospitals, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, grapple with cyber attacks….
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has suffered a data breach that has seen confidential information published online and shared via social media.
A statement posted on the trust’s website on 28 November 2024, said:…
Aerial view of NHS Arrowe Park Teaching Hospital buildings (Credit: JSvideos / Shutterstock.com)
A “major incident” has been declared at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust “for cyber security reasons”.
In a statement on…
Barts Health NHS Trust has rolled out Cynerio’s healthcare-focused cyber security platform across all of its sites and strengthen its defences against the threat of cyber attacks.
The trust selected Cynerio’s full suite in January…
Mike Fell, executive director of national cyber security operations at NHS England (Image provided by Mike Fell)
Before his role as executive director of national cyber security operations at NHS England, Mike Fell…
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The cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis caused at least 119 incidents of patient harm, including at least five cases of “moderate” harm, according to figures provided by South East London Integrated Care…
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Too often, cyber security training is a seen as a burden. But it is possible to make it relevant and useful, writes Nasser Arif
The NHS is made up of a very diverse workforce. Whether…
Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System (ICS) has selected a healthcare cyber security platform to strengthen its defences following an increase in disruptive attacks on UK healthcare systems.
It follows multiple high profile cyber attacks…
In its third year, healthcare cybersecurity research conducted by Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint aimed to determine if the healthcare industry saw progress in maintaining care delivery in the face of four types of pervasive…
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