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7 February 2018

NHS trusts fail post-WannaCry cyber security checks

Every NHS trust that has been tested against cybersecurity standards since 2017’s WannaCry attack has failed, NHS Digital has revealed,
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18 January 2018

Hancock Regional Hospital back online after paying hackers $55,000

Hancock Regional Hospital has had its IT systems restored after paying off the hackers who infected its computers with ransomware
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16 January 2018

US hospital shuts down IT systems following cyber-attack

Hancock Regional Hospital in Indianapolis has shut down its IT systems after its falling victim to a ransomware attack affecting
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
5 January 2018

Cybersecurity news round-up

This month’s cybersecurity round-up features the news that a freshly-discovered vulnerability affecting major CPU manufacturers could leave millions of computers
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28 December 2017

Cybersecurity forecast 2018: threats and trends for the year ahead

As 2017 draws to a close, Digital Health News spoke to cybersecurity experts about their predictions for the digital landscape
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30 October 2017

Britain ‘as sure as possible’ that North Korea perpetrated WannaCry cyber-attack

Britain’s Security Minister has blamed North Korea for the ransomware outbreak that wreaked havoc on NHS services earlier this year.
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27 September 2017

NHS Digital’s WannaCry response was “let down” by poor comms

NHS Digital’s response to WannaCry was “let down” by poor communications to healthcare organisations about the attack, its security operations
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14 June 2017

Why resilience should be central to cybersecurity

In the aftermath of the ransomware attack, NHS trusts have been encouraged to focus their efforts on preventing future such
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7 June 2017

Another view: of the cyberattack

A month on from the cyberattack, and our GP columnist is in reflective mood. Could investing in a backup iPad
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30 May 2017

Trusts could be facing £1 million recovery bill from cyber-attack

Recovery costs from the recent global cyber-attack are yet to be calculated, according to some trusts. A total of 48
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