This liability insurance and legal insurances may come in handy for someone on here, but it may not be enough
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Any of you worked on security for the NHS?
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostSo if they've managed to do that, what's to say they're not downloading all of the patient health records. A breach of that would be the largest ever.Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostSo if they've managed to do that, what's to say they're not downloading all of the patient health records. A breach of that would be the largest ever.
This looks like a ransomware attack that got through in a couple of trusts. Knee jerk reaction from medical staff would be that they think the patient data has been compromised when in reality it will only be whatever was locally stored on that PC, which should be bugger all in normal circumstances.
Local IT staff will be shutting down local systems to prevent infection spreading while they clean up and work out how it happened. If SPINE or any of the other national services were down UKCCS and others would know about it and be telling people."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by stek View PostCaldicot Guardian!What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostSo if they've managed to do that, what's to say they're not downloading all of the patient health records. A breach of that would be the largest ever.
Hackers demand ransom to release encrypted US medical records | Ethics & Health Law NewsComment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostBecause control of the PC doesn't give access to the records systems. To gain access to patient records you have to have a physical NHS smart ID card that you plug into the PC and then use that in combination with user ID ad password to authenticate yourself via the specific application.
This looks like a ransomware attack that got through in a couple of trusts. Knee jerk reaction from medical staff would be that they think the patient data has been compromised when in reality it will only be whatever was locally stored on that PC, which should be bugger all in normal circumstances.
Local IT staff will be shutting down local systems to prevent infection spreading while they clean up and work out how it happened. If SPINE or any of the other national services were down UKCCS and others would know about it and be telling people.
Local PCs may have (but shouldn't have) clinical correspondence such as letters, and in some case small departmental databases.Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostThis liability insurance and legal insurances may come in handy for someone on here, but it may not be enoughComment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostThe NHS IIRC self-insures.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostBecause control of the PC doesn't give access to the records systems. To gain access to patient records you have to have a physical NHS smart ID card that you plug into the PC and then use that in combination with user ID ad password to authenticate yourself via the specific application.
This looks like a ransomware attack that got through in a couple of trusts. Knee jerk reaction from medical staff would be that they think the patient data has been compromised when in reality it will only be whatever was locally stored on that PC, which should be bugger all in normal circumstances.
Local IT staff will be shutting down local systems to prevent infection spreading while they clean up and work out how it happened. If SPINE or any of the other national services were down UKCCS and others would know about it and be telling people.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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I don't think anyone has ever worked on IT security for the NHS. Their network was riddled with SQL worms and all sorts of other nasties when I had a passing acquaintance with it about 15 years ago. MF will probably back me up on that.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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