Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust declared a “major incident” after a cyber attack crashed their systems. People are advised to attend the emergency department only for genuine emergencies; hundreds of appointments have been cancelled or postponed as a result. Hospital staff are doing everything manually while they work closely with national cyber security services to rectify the situation.
Dispersed responsibility, lack of asset inventory is causing gaps in medical device cybersecurity
Witnesses at a House hearing on medical device cybersecurity highlighted the need for better tracking of devices and their vulnerability to cyber threats. They noted
