A major cyber attack on Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has disrupted healthcare services for the third day. The incident, thought to be a ransomware attack, has led to cancelled surgeries and inability to access patient records. Yet, emergency care continues to function. The National Cyber Security Centre and the Information Commissioner’s Office have been notified. The attack illustrates the vulnerability of understaffed and underfunded hospitals to cyber threats.
The NHS needs to tighten its third-party supplier cybersecurity
The NHS should proactively fortify cybersecurity within its third-party software suppliers following recent damaging ransomware attacks, says Jonathan Lee from Trend Micro. He suggests implementing
