NHS Cyber attack!

[PurpleGorilla]

Life saving operations being postponed - early test results delayed. That's big news.

[BigRed]

Alot of government is like that. ESpecially in Wales.

And Banks, pay top dollar, we're special, etc. they have rubbish UIs, fragmented systems, poor security and are decades out of date.

[seeourbee]

Three years ago I wrote a report about this very vulnerability. In particular there were many (but not all) servers with no virus protection because the in-house IT department reckoned that virus protection was not needed because laptops and desktops were (allegedly) protected. That was just the tip of the iceberg. The rest is of the report was scathing so much so I dare not even hint to how bad their IT system is. However, one problem was that doctors were sharing logins and bringing in games on USB sticks so thy could play around on night-shift.

If that is true you need to send it in now. Send it to me I have contacts that want to see this.

[Andy Hallett]

What with this, IR35 and GDPR the big four will be literally printing money this year.

[BlasterBates]

I use Linux at home and work. I have an older Laptop with Windows 7 but it will remain switched off for the week, it's all backed up anyway.

[SueEllen]

I use Linux at home and work. I have an older Laptop with Windows 7 but it will remain switched off for the week, it's all backed up anyway.

There are patches available for windows 7.

[uk contractor]

Nice little earner for eerrr indooors once the government release the funds for the upgrades....shame NHS is such a closed shop! Watch the job boards for an urgent requirement for 500 migration specialists with SC or willing to undergo it!!

[Hobosapien]

What with this, IR35 and GDPR the big four will be literally printing money this year.

Maybe time to expand it to the 'big five' via a CUK guild. No need for CVs or interviews, just check the post history to gauge how useful each contractor would be and their ideal roles.

[northernladyuk]

Maybe time to expand it to the 'big five' via a CUK guild. No need for CVs or interviews, just check the post history to gauge how useful each contractor would be and their ideal roles.

I vote for originalPM to project manage and suity to do the grunt work. Then the rest of us will clear up the mess.

[Paddy]

If that is true you need to send it in now. Send it to me I have contacts that want to see this.

Under what grounds would you and your contact be entitled to an internal NHS report? I am sure the DM would pay good money for a leaked copy.

Nice little earner for eerrr indooors once the government release the funds for the upgrades....shame NHS is such a closed shop! Watch the job boards for an urgent requirement for 500 migration specialists with SC or willing to undergo it!!

Any such work will be outsourced which is a pity because how ever bad their IT support is, it will be much worse and more costly outsourced.