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Why it pays to assess your cybersecurity measures: Cybersecurity in the NHS For today’s healthcare institutions, the need to ensure the security of their information systems has never been greater. Amid structural changes to the NHS, a drive towards digitisation and an expanding landscape of threats including malware, ransomware and the hacking of patient data for financial gain, Daisy gives IT departments the tools they need to help safeguard patient welfare and conform to stringent data protection rules. Data Breach Malware and Ransomware It’s mandatory for NHS bodies to report all data security incidents 1 “Cyber incidents” were the most reported type of NHS data security issue 1 Stolen healthcare records can sell on the dark web for £££s, enabling ID theft 3 Criminals specifically target the health data of children and elderly patients 3 In 2015-16, UK organisations reported 88% more data breaches than in 2014-15 2 Patient data is more valuable to hackers in large batches, incentivising bigger attacks 28 NHS Trusts were attacked by ransomware in the last year 4 Daisy House, Lindred Rd. Business Park, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 5SR © Daisy IT Managed Services Limited (CRN: 1983540). To arrange a comprehensive cybersecurity assessment, call 0344 863 3000 or email [email protected] we are www.daisygroup.com daisy The health sector was the largest reporter of data breaches in 2015-16 1 Malware shut down entire systems and delayed operations across a Lincolnshire Trust 5 Hacking was a key cause of the 88% rise in data breaches 2 DATA BREACH Sources: 1 The Information Commissioners Office (ico.org.uk) 2 FOI Disclosure / SC Magazine / Huntsman Security 3 SC Magazine / Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) 4 12 months to Oct 2016 FOI Disclosure / SC Magazine 5 October 2016 SC Magazine

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Page 1: Cybersecurity in the NHS · the hacking of patient data for financial gain, Daisy gives IT departments the tools they need to help safeguard patient welfare and conform to stringent

Why it pays to assess your cybersecurity measures:

Cybersecurity in the NHSFor today’s healthcare institutions, the need to ensure the security of their information systems has never been greater. Amid structural changes to the NHS, a drive towards digitisation and an expanding landscape of threats including malware, ransomware and the hacking of patient data for financial gain, Daisy gives IT departments the tools they need to help safeguard patient welfare and conform to stringent data protection rules.

Data Breach

Malware and Ransomware

It’s mandatory forNHS bodies to report

all data securityincidents1

“Cyber incidents”were the most reported

type of NHS datasecurity issue1

Stolen healthcarerecords can sellon the dark web

for £££s, enablingID theft3

Criminals specifically targetthe health data of

children andelderly patients3

In 2015-16,UK organisations

reported 88% moredata breaches than in

2014-152

Patient data is morevaluable to hackers

in large batches,incentivising bigger

attacks

28 NHS Trusts wereattacked by

ransomwarein the last year4

Daisy House, Lindred Rd. Business Park, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 5SR

© Daisy IT Managed Services Limited (CRN: 1983540).

To arrange a comprehensive cybersecurity assessment,call 0344 863 3000 or email [email protected]

we are www.daisygroup.com

daisy

The health sector wasthe largest reporter

of data breachesin 2015-161

Malware shut downentire systems and delayed

operations across aLincolnshire Trust5

Hacking was a key cause of the 88% rise in

data breaches2

DATA BREACH

Sources:1 The Information Commissioners Office (ico.org.uk)2 FOI Disclosure / SC Magazine / Huntsman Security3 SC Magazine / Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT)4 12 months to Oct 2016 FOI Disclosure / SC Magazine5 October 2016 SC Magazine