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Cyber security underpins the safe and secure delivery of digital health services. Modern healthcare critically depends on reliable, effective digital infrastructure, playing a key contribution to productivity and efficiency as well as patient safety.
In his final 2020 column, Davey Winder explores the reliability of emails and why good security hygiene has never been more important.
Imprivata has acquired FairWarning Technologies, a company which provides patient privacy intelligence.
“The Cyber Threat to UK and RoI Healthcare” white paper offers a review into the potential threats which face the healthcare sectors in the UK and the Republic of Ireland as its reliance on digital services continues to grow at a fast pace.
More than 160 “high-risk and critical vulnerabilities” were shared with NHS trusts to raise awareness of cyber threats in the past year.
NHS Digital’s head of security operations lead, Steve Fenwick, has some advice for health and care staff on how to stay cyber secure while working from home.
A number of companies that provide contact-tracing services are being assessed for how they are “approaching their data protection responsibilities”.
