Concerns are mounting over links between NHS federated data platform (FDP) supplier Palantir and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as tensions rise in the US.
US firm Palantir signed a £330m contract in…
Mike Fell, executive director of national cyber security operations at NHS England (Credit: Mike Fell)
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have issued an open letter to NHS…
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“Recovery is as important as prevention,” says Rickles. “Let’s be honest, we can do all we want [to prevent attacks], but the reality is it will happen, and now AI is starting to lead…
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Details of an NHS programme aimed at maximising frontline productivity through the effective use of digital, have been leaked on LinkedIn.
The Frontline Productivity (FP) programme, which is expected to launch in April, will succeed…
The government is introducing cyber measures aimed at improving the security and resilience of online public services, including health and social care.
Driven by a new cyber unit, the ‘Government Cyber Action Plan‘, published on…
DXS International which provides healthcare technology for the NHS has disclosed a cyber attack, which has led to data being stolen.
The UK-based company provides software that helps to reduce costs for doctors and primary…
A criminal group known as Cl0p stole files from a Barts Health NHS Trust database
Personal patient and staff information has been posted on the dark web after hackers exploited a software vulnerability…
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Dr Zubir Ahmed, health innovation and safety minister (Credit: Department of Health and Social Care)
The UK should leverage its new Health Data Research Service (HDRS) for the “benefit of the Treasury coffers”, said…
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The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has called for UK companies to be prioritised for big NHS technology contracts, rather than US giants such as Microsoft and Palantir.
Ian Murray, minister for digital government and…
Liz Kendall, science secretary (Credit: Alecsandra Dragoi / Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
New laws have been introduced in Parliament to help protect the NHS and other sectors from the threat of cyber…
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