The Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust in Merseyside, UK, has admitted that waiting times for cancer treatment have grown following a major cyber attack in late 2021. The hospital switched to paper-based systems amid the attack, which forced the cancellation of outpatient appointments from 25 November to 4 December. Despite the delays, hospital staff were able to maintain some services. Cyber attacks on health services are increasing; health organisations are assaulted four times more often than the global average.
HSCC CWG urges halting NPRM, calls for joint cybersecurity policy reform to boost healthcare resilience
The Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG) within the U.S. Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) has called on the country’s federal administration to work
