The founding CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, Professor Ciaran Martin, has warned that parts of the UK’s National Health Service’s IT system are outdated and prone to further cyberattacks. The warning follows a June cyberattack that postponed more than 6,000 procedures and appointments at major London hospitals. Stolen data from the attack, carried out by Russian group Qilin, was published online.
Almost all services back on track after cyber attack hit south east London
The recovery process following a cyber attack on UK pathology services provider, Synnovis, is nearing completion with almost all services back to normal. The attack