Login delays are the least of the legacy tech problems facing the NHS
It takes one GP 17 minutes from login to being able to use the computer; I’m more worried by security
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Is NHS cybersecurity strategy crabbing sideways rather than sprinting for the finish line?
Is a perimeter solution the way forward for the NHS when the infosecurity industry has warned the secure perimeter’s dead?
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Medical device vulnerability scoring flaws put patients’ lives at risk
Is the complicated world of the security rating system for vulnerabilities fit for purpose when it comes to medical devices?
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Hey Alexa, what’s the problem with your health advice NHS collaboration?
When you ask Alexa for medical advice it searches for NHS sources of information, but is that a privacy problem?
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Insider threats should be seen as security opportunities
Isn’t it about time that we stopped blaming employees for cybersecurity incidents and started to believe in people power instead?
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Digital imaging hack must be catalyst for urgent change
It’s three years since I first warned about the growing security threat from the Internet of Medical Things. Nothing’s changed…
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Is blockchain hope or hyperbole for NHS data security?
Two GPs, independent of each other, have asked me if I think blockchain could play a role in securing healthcare?
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Cybersecurity recruitment in the NHS must be a qualified success
Does training, in the sense of information governance, have any real meaning when it comes to benchmarking NHS data security?
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The key ingredients for a good CISO
NHS Digital has started to look for another chief information security officer (CISO) after the shock resignation of Robert Coles
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