Cyber Security
NHSmail account launches phishing attack
A NHSmail account has been hijacked and used to launch a phishing attack to extract sensitive details from other NHS staff.
9 December 2016
Cyber Security
Cyber Security
Aggressive ransomware blamed for NHS cyber-attack
The Globe2 ransomware virus has been singled out as the culprit in the cyber-attack that took down a northern NHS trust’s systems for four days.
5 December 2016
Cyber Security
Northern Lincolnshire cyber-attack likely ransomware
The attack, which knocked out the northern trust’s IT systems for four days, described as a type of malware that encrypted data.
2 December 2016
Cyber Security
Davey Winder: ransomware, it’s over here
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has made headlines for all the wrong reasons, after succumbing to what is probably a ransomware attack. Davey Winder says this should be wake-up call for trusts.
15 November 2016
Cyber Security
Value of stolen medical records less than financial data
A new study into the marketplace for stolen medical records has found that stolen medical records data does not yet eclipse the value of stolen financial services data, which remains far easier to exploit.
15 November 2016
Cyber Security
Information Governance network launched
NHS England has set up a new information governance network in a further sign that big changes are coming for the IG Toolkit.
8 November 2016
