Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
NHS cyber security breaches always have a severe impact on someone – it is the nature of the information they need to keep secure. NHS data breaches also have the potential to impact large numbers of people. The problem is do they spend the money on cyber security, clinical care …
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Both of the data leaks at the Cambridge Addenbrooke’s Hospital appear to be because of failures in how information was released in response of Freedom of Information requests: Data breach by Addenbrooke’s Hospital reveals patient information – BBC News The information has not leaked any further than the primary recipients, …
I have just written about the information leak at NHS Lanarkshire because of the use of WhatsApp and I regularly talk about rogue Android apps that get into the Google Play Store – here I bring both of them together. A rogue app that steals WhatsApp user data: Hackers steal …
I have had various discussions with various clients about the use of WhatsApp. They like it as it is often already used by their people, works on Android and iPhones and they point me to the security WhatsApp advertises. I then point out that there is no accountability and Microsoft …
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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