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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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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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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
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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
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National Cyber Security Centre to help tackle NHS threats

The National Cyber Security Centre became operational this week and some of its first goals will be improving security practices
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Shaw says NHS is under frequent cyber attack

The NHS is under frequent cyber attack, with a national attack that “may or may not” have been state sponsored
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NHS Digital to roll out new CareCERT cyber security services

NHS Digital is to start rolling out its expanded portfolio of CareCERT cyber security services across health and social care.
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Dan Taylor: The difficult second column

The head of the Health and Social Care Centre’s security operations wants to know if it should be offering a
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NHS urged to take security steps ahead of Caldicott report

NHS organisations have been urged to appoint a senior information risk owner alongside a Caldicott Guardian – and to make
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Dan Taylor: taking security out of the bunker

The head of the Health and Social Care Centre’s security operations may work in a super secure area, but in
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