cyber security

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5 December 2016

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
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2 December 2016

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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15 November 2016

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
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15 November 2016

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
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3 November 2016

Criminal investigation after trust downed in cyber attack

Police are now investigating after a computer virus shut down three northern hospitals for four days.
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2 November 2016

IG Toolkit to be scrapped as part of security reboot – Shaw

The information governance toolkit is likely to be “scrapped” as part of a packet of funding to improve cyber security
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1 November 2016

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole virus crisis into third day

The trust at the centre of a major virus infection has cancelled virtually all of its operations for a third
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31 October 2016

Virus all but shuts down Northern Lincolnshire and Goole

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has shut down the majority of its IT systems in response to a
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20 October 2016

Davey Winder: older does not mean wiser

Healthcare IT devices and software are expected to work hard for a long time. From a security point of view,
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11 October 2016

Wales invests £11 million in NHS devices and security

A multi-million pound government funding package for the NHS Wales’ IT systems and infrastructure has launched by Welsh health secretary,
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