Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust’s recent cyber attack has also impacted Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital. The attack, which resulted in confidential information being published online, was discovered on 2 December and announced on 4 December. It was reportedly caused by a breach via a shared digital gateway service between Alder Hey and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.
The need for secure data sharing: Lessons learned from public health
The growing wave of cyber attacks calls for enhanced data security and collaboration in healthcare. Companies can use privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) to secure patient data,
