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Posted on 27 July 202327 July 2023

NHS Trusts hit by a cyber attack on a software vendor

Ortivus is a Swedish based provider of cloud based software for the health industry. Since 18 July it has been investigating a cyber security incident which has impacted a number of its services. These include the patient and transport information solution used by South Western Ambulance Service Trust and South …

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Posted on 9 May 20239 May 2023

Why you need be honest if you are hacked

This did happen in the United States, but it is a warning tale for all senior managers and board members – you are responsible. Ex-Uber security chief sentenced over covering up hack – BBC News Your Takeaway My Ransomware Primer includes sections on what your incident response plan should look …

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Posted on 19 April 202319 April 2023

Business continuity – Cyber breaches take time to fix

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Why is a business continuity plan a good idea? Here’s why -the Acro Criminal Records Office is still facing disruption following the cyber security breach last month. Criminal Records Service still disrupted 4 weeks after hack – BBC News Your takeaway from this is that a well funded government resource …

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Posted on 30 March 202330 March 2023

School data compromised

Ransomware can happen to any organisation. Tanbridge House School in West Sussex has paid an unstated fee to keep their information out of the public domain and secret following a ransomware attack. Students and teachers at English high school impacted by ransomware attack (therecord.media) However The Ransom House cyber criminals still …

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Posted on 9 March 202315 March 2023

The Ransomware mini-series is almost complete

The penultimate part of my mini-series looking at Ransomware has been published today on CyberAwake: Before – Ransomware Part 9 – CyberAwake Here are the rest of the parts – published across Smart Thinking, CyberAwake and Octagon Technology. Ransomware Mini-Series (2023) Ransomware: Is it a Threat? (Part 1) A Bag …

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