‘Out of date’ IT system leaves NHS at risk of further cyber attacks
Professor Ciaran Martin, founding chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said ransomware is a ‘major global problem’.
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The founding chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre has warned parts of the NHS’s IT system is “out of date” and at risk of further cyber attacks.
More than 6,000 appointments and procedures were postponed at major London hospitals because of a cyber attack in June.
Professor Ciaran Martin said he was “horrified, but not completely surprised” by the ransomware attack.
He told the BBC: “Ransomware attacks on healthcare are a major global problem.
