Healthcare Archive
Earlier this year, NHS Digital confirmed that it was extending the 2020/2021 assessment period for DSP (Data Security and Protection) Toolkit until 30 September in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organisations now have until March 2021 to achieve compliance. In …
Public Health Wales has confirmed that it accidentally published the personal data of 18,105 people who tested positive for coronavirus. The information was accessible on a publicly accessible server for 20 hours on 30 August. In most cases, patients’ initials, …
Earlier this month, two major pharmaceutical giants issued warnings about phishing emails targeting job hunters. GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca say they are victims of recruitment scams, in which crooks create fake job adverts to obtain people’s personal and financial details. The …
There are concerns about a deal that sees Google extending its access to NHS patient data. DeepMind Health, a health and AI focused subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported that it will be absorbed into Google Health, a newly …
When we consider the damage a data breach can cause, we tend to focus on the cost of breach reporting, potential fines and loss of reputation. One of the ‘unseen’ costs is the potential loss or theft of an organisation’s …
For most industries, protecting your supply chain against cyber attacks is beneficial to business operations, profits and consumers. In healthcare, however, securing the supply chain can also be a matter of life and death. Risks to consider One of the …
NHS Digital suffered a data breach in July that resulted in the confidential information of 150,000 patients being shared without their permission. The breach affected national data opt-out (formerly type 2 opt-out) patients. National data opt-out is used when patients …
The summer heatwave is in full swing. You’ll no doubt be taking measures to protect yourself against sunburn, but don’t forget that your organisation needs to apply its own SPF (security protection factor) to protect itself from data breach damage. …
The RCS (Royal College of Surgeons) has revealed that more than 8,000 fax machines are still owned by NHS hospital trusts in England. In a press release, the chair of the RCS’s Commission on the Future of Surgery, Richard Kerr, …
Healthcare is one of the hardest-hit industries when it comes to data breaches. Healthcare providers (HCPs) and industry partners process significant amounts of data that is both attractive and valuable to cyber criminals. Furthermore, the sector depends on its workforce to provide vital care, which is only possible when …
