WannaCry

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22 December 2017

Digital Health’s review of the year, 2017

What a year 2017 has been in the world of digital health. It was a year you couldn't avoid with
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20 December 2017

NHS England negotiating new enterprise wide licensing deal with Microsoft

NHS England is said to be in negotiations with Microsoft to put in place a new EWA for Office 2010,
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cyber prevention
5 December 2017

WannaCry: How can the NHS prevent similar attacks in the future

Erik Silfversten, a cybersecurity specialist, says the NHS is at risk from cyber-attacks similar to WannaCry if it doesn't improve
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
1 December 2017

Cybersecurity news round-up

This month’s industry round-up takes a look at the 12-month anniversary of the The National Cyber Security Centre and the
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30 November 2017

The threat of cyber attack: could cloud be a solution?

Cyber security and the cloud are both high up the agenda for NHS IT leaders. With Digital Health’s Public Cyber
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22 November 2017

More than a quarter of acute NHS trusts fail to undertake cyber penetrative tests

28% of acute NHS trusts and 16% of mental health trusts have not undertaken penetrative testing for cyber security in
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10 November 2017

Boost appeal of healthcare IT to drive standards, says chief security strategist

Making healthcare more exciting to young talent could be key to transforming the industry's relationship with IT, according to Steve
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2 November 2017

WannaCry: NHS England stresses need for better communications

NHS Digital and NHS England admit more needs to be done in establishing a better communication process to prevent cyber-attacks.
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2 November 2017

No surprises as WannaCry dominates cybersecurity talks at EHI Live

Healthcare executives drove home the need to adopt new ways of working to protect themselves against cyber-threats during the first
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cyber attack health boards
31 October 2017

NHS Lanarkshire was left ‘vulnerable’ to WannaCry cyber attack disruption

NHS Lanarkshire was left vulnerable to a cyber attack because software updates had not been installed, an internal report has
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