NHS Digital has pledged to foster a cybersecurity oriented culture as hospitals come under increasing pressure from hackers , according to Rob ##bard , COO at NHS Digital ’s Data Security Centre . Speaking at the Cyber Security in Healthcare conference , Shaw that although the level of malicious traffic on NHS networks is the same other sectors , the reliability of healthcare data is critical . It is thought that Windows XP is a vulnerable point in NHS systems — some 15 % of Windows installations use the OS , which is no longer updated .
NHS Digital has pledged to foster a cybersecurity oriented culture as hospitals come under increasing threat from hackers, according to Rob Shaw, COO at NHS Digital’s Data Security Centre. Speaking at the Cyber Security in Healthcare conference, Shaw said although the level of malicious traffic on NHS networks is the same other sectors, the security of healthcare data is critical. It is thought that Windows XP is a vulnerable point in NHS systems—some 15% of Windows installations run the OS, which is no longer updated.