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 […]
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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 […]
The role of digital in NHS South West London ICB’s board updates on winter planning, urgent and emergency care, and progress around the Board Assurance Framework
NHS South West London (SWL) ICB’s latest board meeting for September has highlighted its “significant work” around bringing digital, workforce and estates together under a single Infrastructure Strategy, and shares updates on the finalised SWL Urgent and Emergency Care Winter Plan for 2024/25, the ICB’s plan for urgent and emergency […]
Scottish Government publishes strategy for Cyber Coordination Centre, with NHS NSS as a core partner
The Scottish Government has published the strategic plan for 2024-2027 for the Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre, outlining the vision for a “digitally resilient nation” and setting out an overview of operating principles, functional structure and service development plans. NHS National Services Scotland is to be a “core partner” among others […]
Planned transition from DSPT to Cyber Assessment Framework, with mandatory supplier audit highlighted
NHS England and the National Data Guardian have released a joint statement describing changes to the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) to be phased out and replaced by the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). The update also notes the move for NHS IT suppliers to align […]
HTN Now: combatting ransomware in healthcare with network detection and response technology
A recent HTN Now webinar saw Chad Holmes, security evangelist for healthcare-focused security company Cynerio, deliver a presentation on how healthcare organisations can combat ransomware with network detection and response (NDR) technology. Chad discussed some high-profile cyber attacks and their impacts, the limitations of current defences, and provided insight into […]
Digital health checks to increase cyber awareness for social care in the North East and Yorkshire
NHS England has partnered with the North East Business Resilience Centre on a pilot project designed to tackle cyber threats by delivering ‘digital health checks’ for small and medium businesses in the social care sector in the North East and Yorkshire, including free cyber services and training. The North East […]
King’s Speech 2024 outlines planned bills around cyber security and smart data
The King’s Speech 2024 highlights plans for a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, set to expand regulatory remits to provide protection to a higher number of digital services; and a Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, aiming to ensure the power of data is utilised to support growth, the government, […]
Featured interview: “All it takes is one misconfiguration to make a device vulnerable” Chad Holmes, Cynerio
HTN sat down for a chat with Chad Holmes, security evangelist for Cynerio, to talk all things cyber security in the healthcare space. Cynerio focuses specifically on cyber security within healthcare environments, initially centring round Internet of Things and Internet of Medical Things devices; identifying all devices in an environment […]
Poll: what action is most needed in health and care cyber security in the short term?
Our latest poll over on LinkedIn explored our readers’ views around cyber security priorities in healthcare, namely: what action is most needed in health and care cyber security in the short term? Four possible answers were supplied – to enforce cyber standards, audit IT suppliers, focus on staff education, or […]
