GP IT systems switched off for patching in parts of England
NHS staff working GP practices in parts of England have been told to keep their systems switched off until patches against the ‘WanaDecrypter’ ransomware can be applied.
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NHS staff working GP practices in parts of England have been told to keep their systems switched off until patches against the ‘WanaDecrypter’ ransomware can be applied.
An independent enquiry has been called for into how 48 English trusts and 13 NHS bodies in Scotland were hit by Friday’s unprecedented cyber attacks, a fifth of the total.
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Legacy software in the NHS should have long since been put out of its misery, argues Davey. The security threat it poses is huge. So just why does it refuse to die?
Could the impending implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) be the catalyst for strengthened cybersecurity in the NHS? Davey thinks so.
The Information Commissioner’s Office has created a new set of online tools in reaction to concerning finds from health data audits.