NHS! Attacked

[srw]

I notice that Jeremy Hunt is springing into action. Oh sorry, actually he's nowhere to be seen. He's not even tweeted!

Do we have a Health Secretary at the moment? I'm sure someone must know.

(And isn't this why we have a CEO of the NHS? The Health Secretary should be a hands-off strategic type.)

 

[mcshroom]

Do we have a Health Secretary at the moment? I'm sure someone must know.

(And isn't this why we have a CEO of the NHS? The Health Secretary should be a hands-off strategic type.)

Yes we do. He's not an MP during the election period but he remains as a Government Minister.
http://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/house-of-commons-faqs/genelec2010faq/#jump-link-10

To an extent yes, this is why a CEO is in position, but it is rather disappointing that the Government Minister responsible for the service has gone AWOL

 

[Drago]

I notice that Jeremy Hunt is springing into action. Oh sorry, actually he's nowhere to be seen. He's not even tweeted!

It was probably he that clicked on the link

 

[Drago]

Well it is, but there's no such thing as a perfect defence.

I'm no expert myself, but I've done the cybercrime investigators course and even a numbnuts like me can spot the vulnerabilities.

 

[Houthakker]

Like the people who work in the NHS need anything else to make their job more difficult!

 

[ufkacbln]

I notice that Jeremy Hunt is springing into action. Oh sorry, actually he's nowhere to be seen. He's not even tweeted!

Or is he sensibly letting those who know about these things get on with the matter in hand without interference?

 

[classic33]

I got similar in an email from head of IT at my trust too.

How did you manage to read the e-mail?

 

[User33236]

How did you manage to read the e-mail?

You know what I mean!

 

[screenman]

According to somebody on the Lincolnshire Echo website it is the Conservatives to blame.Not sure how he works that one out.

 

[Markymark]

My understanding is that everything that holds the data is unaffected. Some PCs that act as portals to access the data have been affected.

 

[gavgav]

We don't appear to have been affected so far, but have been told to power down computers and not access them over the weekend.

 

[winjim]

PM now saying this is just part of an international attack on many organisations.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Power cycling sorts it. It's a hairy arsed attack by kids. Well done NHS.

 

[clarion]

Or is he sensibly letting those who know about these things get on with the matter in hand without interference?

That would be a first

 

[classic33]

Personal information is one thing, what about the computers running machines keeping people alive?