Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS partnered with cyber security specialist Cynerio to introduce its healthcare cyber security platform, to provide visibility, meet Data Security and Protection Toolkit targets and other requirements, and support network segmentation. HTN spoke with Jas Purewal, cyber consultant at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, to […]
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Patient data reportedly published online following cyber attack in London, with significant disruption expected
A cyber criminal group claims to have published data stolen as part of the attack earlier this month on Synnovis, a pathology laboratory which processes blood tests on behalf of a number of NHS organisations, with NHS England stating that it hasn’t “yet been able to verify what has been stolen […]
NHS Dumfries & Galloway CEO updates local citizens on cyber attack published data
NHS Dumfries & Galloway chief executive Julie White has shared an update with every citizen in Dumfries and Galloway on the cyber attack earlier this year, stating to residents to “assume that some data relating to you is likely to have been copied and published”. The letter adds that “the criminals […]
Cyber attack on pathology provider disrupts services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital
Hospitals in London have declared a critical incident following a cyber attack (Monday 3 June) which has made a significant impact on the delivery of services at Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital NHS and primary care services in south east London. The attack has targeted Synnovis, a provider […]
Cynerio and IT Health on securing patient data for safer care
In a recent webinar, Andy Sheret, head of business development at ITHealth, and Chad Holmes, security evangelist at Cynerio, shared insights around securing patient data for safer care, highlighting the impact and risks of data breaches on hospitals, and the steps that need to be taken to proactively identify and […]
Interview: Peter Kelly, Cynerio’s global head of customer success, on the need to think about cyber security differently
Read the Microsegmentation in Healthcare whitepaper here. Last month HTN covered NHS England’s guidance on network segmentation for cyber security, sharing how segmentation can prevent or mitigate lateral movement across a network in the event of a cyber attack, offering practical tips and advice on the technologies that can be used, […]
NHS Dumfries and Galloway experiences “focused and ongoing” cyber attack
NHS Dumfries and Galloway has announced that a “focused and ongoing” cyber attack has taken place on its IT systems, with the health board “generally running as normal” at present. The board shares that work is ongoing to identify the consequences of the attack, and to assess “the concern that […]
Interview: Doron Dreyer, Cynerio, on the opportunities and challenges of cyber security in the NHS
For HTN’s latest interview, we caught up with Doron Dreyer, VP of international sales at Cynerio, for a chat about the future of cyber security in the NHS. Doron began by sharing his thoughts on the current landscape of cyber security within the NHS, and the key challenges that the […]
HTN at Rewired 2024: managing cyber threats, supplier compliance, supporting supply chain resilience
We took a trip to Rewired this week to listen to insightful talks on various digital healthcare topics and chat to health tech professionals from the NHS and beyond – here, we’ll share some of our main takeaways from the cyber security stage. First up, we listened to Professor Daniel […]
Cynerio launches enhanced Healthcare Cybersecurity Platform
Healthcare cyber security specialist Cynerio has this month launched a new enhanced Healthcare Cybersecurity Platform. The product launch, to be showcased at Digital Health Rewired NEC Birmingham, enhances the company’s cyber security platform supporting over 50 trusts and two integrated care systems. Through the platform, Cynerio seeks to address some […]
