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…
GP blood testing services across south east London have been restored following the cyber attack on Synnovis, NHS London has confirmed.
The ransomware attack in June 2024 caused disruption to pathology services in Southwark, Lambeth…
An updated cyber resilience framework for health and social care organisations has been announced by the National Data Guardian (NDG) and NHS England.
The change to how organisations measure and self-report their data security capabilities…
Mobile numbers of NHS staff have been compromised in a data breach at a software supplier, which serves seven Scottish health boards.
Scott Barnet, head of information and cyber security at NHS National Services Scotland,…
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has selected SYNLAB as its chosen pathology supplier, despite a cyber attack which caused major disruption to services in London.
In June 2024, a ransomware attack was launched on…
US healthcare provider Kootenai Health has revealed that data belonging to 464,000 patients has been compromised following a cyber attack.
The non-profit health system, based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, said it was alerted to a…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed a £6.09 million fine on software provider Advanced following an initial finding that it failed to implement measures to protect the personal information of almost 83,000 people.
A…
More than 60 core IT systems used within laboratories are being rebuilt following the cyber attack on pathology system provider Synnovis, which disrupted healthcare services in London.
Thousands of operations and appointments have been postponed…
Science secretary Peter Kyle has announced £100 million funding for research hubs to develop quantum technologies for fields including healthcare and cybersecurity.
The five hubs are planned to bring researchers and businesses together to help…
NHS England’s cyber security operations centre is investigating a cyber security incident at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The trust confirmed that the incident on 17 July 2024 had been “detected and…
