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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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Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is once again able to issue all blood group products for transfusions, following the cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) urgently called for…
New legislation to improve UK cyber defences and protect public services will prevent attacks similar to the ransomware attack impacting London hospitals, according to the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
The Cyber Security…
The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis could have been prevented by two-factor authentication, according to Beverley Bryant, strategic advisor in the frontline digitisation team at NHS England.
Speaking at the HETT conference on 24 September…
