A lot of time and effort is spenting trying to create the perfect information security or governance training package to educate staff. This time is often wasted.
Is the media interest in Barts Health Trust cyber attack worse than the cyber attack?
Reporting continues on investigation into a cyber attack at Barts Health Trust, which runs five hospitals in east London.
Initially some reports suggested the Barts had been hit by a ransomware attack, which would have meant malware had encrypted files and the attackers were demanding a ransom to unencrypt. According to some reports the number of ransomware attacks around the world increased rapidly in 2016, affecting a wide range of organisations, including several hospitals.
Look out for UK national cyber security news
UK Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy announces in Jan 2017 inquiry into UK national security in a digital world.
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When is a locked server room not secure enough?
The Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance have been fined £150,000 by the ICO for failing to keep customers’ information safe when a portable ‘Network Attached Storage’ device containing nearly 60,000 customers disappeared from a secure server room.
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