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(follow-up) UK: Stolen NHS records spark clamp

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Dissent

There seems to be an order to news stories:  first the breach announcement, then the announcement that security has been beefed up.  What a shame that they don’t beef up security first to see if it prevents the breach.

In today’s news, Sarah Kelly reports:

Calderale’s hospital has stepped up security after a laptop containing confidential patient information was stolen.

[…]

Since the break-in, hospital bosses say they have carried out a complete security review. The building is now code-protected and additional digital locks have been put on several doors.

Read more in the Evening Courier


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