NHS infected by 8,000 computer viruses
by David MastersNHS computers have been infected by more than 8,000 viruses in the past year. A Freedom of Information investigation by More4 News found that malicious computer viruses have forced hospitals to divert non-emergency ambulances, and postpone blood tests and X-rays. Other viruses locked administrative staff out of their computer systems, in one case creating a three-week back-log of appointments. The worst virus, the Mytob worm, caused havoc in three major London hospitals in ...
June 22, 2009
Parcelforce blunder blamed on inadequate auditing
by David MastersParcelforce's recent leak of customer records has been blamed on inadequate security testing of the delivery firm's website. The BBC last week revealed that Parcelforce's customers entering their parcel tracking number online were given access to the delivery details of other customers, including names, addresses, and postcodes. The leak put Parcelforce at risk of breaching data protection laws. Fortify Software, an application vulnerability specialist, said the leak was most likely caused by insufficient ...