Former Member 8 Years Ago A very interesting salon, and a key area that proved everyone has an interest in being aware of the issues raised. I read today (09/03/2016) about more security breaches emphasising the increased importance of focus, but also that digital data is not the only area of attention. http://ow.ly/Zf1bj Exaro claims another 105 breaches have occurred in the NHS this year alone... and reading about those listed, the predominance of human error is indicative of a need for action on education. Digital data breaches are not emphasised, and practical human errors may actually be prevented by better technological solutions. 0 Reply as... Cancel Tim Pinder Former Member 8 Years Ago I read that Exaro report very differently to you, John. I don't want to appear to minimise the seriousness of data breaches but the bald number doesn't tell us very much about anything: how many records were compromised? What information did they contain? Every organisation, public or private sector, should think carefully about how they store, use and share the information they hold. There are literally millions of dataflows within the English NHS (I notice Exaro didn't specify whether they were talking about the UK as a whole) and I've been responsible for a couple of breaches where I have inadvertently forwarded NHS numbers to recipients that weren't supposed to see them. But if the reported number of breaches within the NHS in a whole financial year is only 105 then that's either a testament to how good the NHS is at maintaining security or an indictment of their reporting process. 0 Reply as... Cancel
Tim Pinder Former Member 8 Years Ago I read that Exaro report very differently to you, John. I don't want to appear to minimise the seriousness of data breaches but the bald number doesn't tell us very much about anything: how many records were compromised? What information did they contain? Every organisation, public or private sector, should think carefully about how they store, use and share the information they hold. There are literally millions of dataflows within the English NHS (I notice Exaro didn't specify whether they were talking about the UK as a whole) and I've been responsible for a couple of breaches where I have inadvertently forwarded NHS numbers to recipients that weren't supposed to see them. But if the reported number of breaches within the NHS in a whole financial year is only 105 then that's either a testament to how good the NHS is at maintaining security or an indictment of their reporting process. 0 Reply as... Cancel