Somerset ICS has published its latest board papers, offering key updates on their cyber security strategy, with the aim to fulfil five objectives surrounding the reduction of cyber risks within digital healthcare. The strategy aims to ensure all organisations within the ICS are “compliant with the Network and Information Security Regulations […]
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Ongoing “major” cyber security incident at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
An ongoing “major incident” has been declared at Wirral University Teaching Hospital “for cyber security reasons”, with a spokesperson sharing that all outpatient appointments scheduled for today have been cancelled, and urging the public not to attend A&E unless in the case of a “genuine emergency”. The statement goes on […]
Launching HTN’s cyber security professional network!
HTN is delighted to announce the launch of the HTN cyber security professional network, designed to facilitate the sharing of best practice and ideas, and discuss challenges, approaches, learning, reflections, and more around cyber security in the NHS. The network will be an extension of our current programmes on cyber […]
Barts Health deploys Cynerio’s cyber security platform across all sites
Barts Health NHS Trust has selected Cynerio’s Healthcare Cybersecurity Platform for deployment across all sites, choosing to implement the full suite including network detection and response for healthcare (NDR-H) technology capable of monitoring network traffic and detecting and responding to threats. The NDR-H tech from Cynerio sits within the hospital’s […]
NHS England plans NHS cyber risk rating platform
NHS England has opened a market engagement stage, ahead of an upcoming NHS Cyber Risk Rating Platform tender, designed to support NHS organisations to “better understand their security posture” and their management of threats that could impact on operations and organisational data. A webinar for suppliers is to take place […]
Cheshire and Merseyside ICS deploys Cynerio’s Healthcare Cybersecurity Platform across 17 trusts
Cheshire and Merseyside ICS has selected Cynerio’s Healthcare Cybersecurity Platform for implementation at all 17 trusts within its footprint as part of the ICS investing in defences to better protect patient data, minimise vulnerabilities and reduce disruptions to care. Cynerio’s platform is designed to protect healthcare environments against threats to […]
Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center recommends that providers appoint CISO
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has warned healthcare providers about Trinity Ransomware group and its focus on targeting patient data, with CEO at OmniIndex Simon Bain speaking out on the “growing threat” of this type of attack and its potential to hold hospital infrastructure “hostage and immobilised”. Bain pointed […]
Poll: what should be the biggest priority for health and care cyber security?
Over on LinkedIn, we asked our audience what the biggest priority should be for health and care cyber security – board level buy-in, workforce education, funding and resources, or mandating supplier compliance? The top spot was an even split between funding and resources and mandating supplier compliance, with each option […]
HTN Now: Establishing a culture of security, privacy and compliance – “it’s now part of frontline care delivery”
For a recent HTN Now panel discussion, HTN was joined by experts from the cyber security, privacy and governance field to discuss the most significant cyber security threats currently facing health and social care organisations, how organisations can prioritise their resources to address emerging threats, the outlook for the next […]
HTN Now: Best practices with healthcare security and Network Detection and Response
For a recent HTN Now webinar, we were joined by Chad Holmes, security evangelist at Cynerio, who shared advice and best practices around how NHS trusts and health organisations can better secure their environments with Network Detection and Response (NDR). Chad started out by looking at the risks around cyber […]