An alleged breach at Oracle Health has impacted multiple healthcare organisations and hospitals in the US after a cyber criminal reportedly stole patient data from legacy servers.
Oracle Health is yet to publicly disclose the…
The government has published its plans for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which aims to boost cyber defences for public services including the NHS.
The Bill, which is expected to be introduced to Parliament…
Chris Day (right), NHSE clinical lead for cyber operations, at Rewired25 (Credit: Thelma Agnew)
NHS England’s clinical lead for cyber operations has called on NHS organisations to accept the inevitability of cyber attacks and…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reduced the fine imposed on Advanced to £3.07 million for security failings that put the personal information of almost 80,000 people at risk.
The fine, which is the first…
Left to right: Colin Bannon, Denis Lafitte, Dr Susan Robinson (Credit: Jamie Cooper)
Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s digital chief has called on the government not to scrap the NHS England…
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Perimeter Security Under Siege
Compromised perimeter security devices, particularly VPNs, accounted for 58% of all ransomware attack initial access vectors in 2024, according to cyber security insurance provider Coalition’s latest annual threat report. This alarming…
Dr Bahman Nedjat-Shokouhi, chief executive of Medefer (Image provided by Medefer)
Online healthcare provider Medefer has denied claims from a whistleblower that its application programming interface (API) left NHS patient data vulnerable.
When a patient…
Fears have been raised that the NHS could be hit by cyber security issues because organisations are not prepared to migrate to Windows 11.
From 14 October 2025, Microsoft Windows 10 will no longer receive…
LAS VEGAS – At HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, Jon Moore chief risk officer and senior vice president of consulting services and client success at Clearwater Security and Compliance, and Michael Gross, manager…
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Research from BT found that 94% of NHS staff understand their role in protecting the organisation from cyber attacks, yet only 36% believe current measures are sufficient.
The independent online survey of 76 NHS staff…
