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Building Resilience in Healthcare Cybersecurity Following the Recent NHS Third-Party Ransomware Incident | Expert Insights from InfoSecurity Europe 2024 | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
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Guests:
Brian Honan, Founder, BH Consulting
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Suk Paul, Director - EMEA Services GTM, Kudelski Security
On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suk-paul-mba-99757412/
Heather Lowrie, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), The University of Manchester
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Tim Grieveson, Senior Vice President - Global Cyber Risk Advisor, Bitsight
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Daniel Lattimer, Area Vice President - EMEA West, Semperis
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Hosts:
Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber]
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Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podcast
On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/marco-ciappelli
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Episode Notes
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In recent news, the NHS has been severely impacted by a ransomware cyber attack. This once again highlights the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyber threats. In this episode of ITSPmagazine, Marco Ciappelli and Sean Martin dive into this alarming incident while at the InfoSecurity Europe event in London, engaging with a panel of esteemed professionals in the field of information security.
One of the significant themes that emerged from the conversation is that cybercrime is no longer the domain of rogue teenage hackers working from their basements. As Brian Honan emphasized, cybercriminals today are often part of organized crime syndicates involved in drug trafficking, arms dealing, and human trafficking. They are driven by financial gain and are willing to go to great lengths to achieve their goals.
This particular incident affected NHS pathology services, causing surgeries and blood transfusions to be canceled or postponed, directly impacting patient care. Suk Paul pointed out that this kind of attack is not isolated. Since the conflict in 2022, the UK has witnessed a rise in cyber-attacks on public infrastructure, including hospitals and