NHS digital and cyber leaders are urging suppliers to sign a voluntary cybersecurity charter to improve resilience against cyber threats within the supply chain. This comes after numerous retail cyber-attacks and NHS breaches. The charter requires vendors to adhere to data protection standards, maintain up-to-date system patches, apply multi-factor authentication, and commit to continuous cybersecurity engagement. Additionally, the NHS is defining requirements for a national supplier management platform and revising contractual frameworks used by NHS organisations.
Healthcare Organizations Take 3.7 Months To Announce Ransomware Data Breaches
A Comparitech analysis found that the average time for a US healthcare organization to report a ransomware attack is 3.7 months, the shortest time across
