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NHS suppliers urged to sign cyber security best practice charter

Suppliers to the NHS have been urged by NHSE and the DHSC in an open letter to sign a charter of cyber security best practice.

NHS urges suppliers to commit to stronger cyber defence

The NHS has urged its suppliers in an open letter to commit to stronger cybersecurity practices amid rising threats.  Britain’s health service has called on its suppliers to agree to a voluntary cybersecurity charter that aims to shore up the NHS supply chain and critical systems in the face of a ransomware “endemic”.  A handful of recent high-profile data breaches, including against major retailer M&S, has highlighted how at risk IT systems are…

NHS England writes to suppliers about cybersecurity

NHS England writes to suppliers about cybersecurity Polly Jones 16 May, 2025 NHS England writes to suppliers about cybersecurity 16 May, 2025 NHS England has written to CEOs of suppliers to the NHS to "highlight the growing and ever-changing cyber security threat level that we collectively face".In the letter, the authors warn of an increasing frequency and severity of incidents, and highlight ransomeware attacks on the supply chain in recent…

NHS Asks Suppliers To Sign Up To Cyber Covenant - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

As the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill continues its progress through the Wetsminster system, NHS digital leaders have called for their suppliers to sign up to a voluntary cyber security charter as it works to build up its resilience against threats such as ransomware, and better secure its supply chain. The NHS has a long and sorry history of cyber breaches, perhaps most famously its systems came under sustained fire during the 2017 WannaCry…

Suppliers asked to sign charter of cyber security best practice outlining standards and responsibilities – HTN Health Tech News

An open letter signed by Mike Fell, director of cyber operations at NHSE; Phil Huggins, national CISO for health and care at the DHSC; and Vin Diwakar, national director of transformation at NHSE; has asked suppliers to sign a charter of cyber security best practice, representing a voluntary commitment to a series of measures covering support, standards, multi-factor authentication (MFA), monitoring, and reporting. Steps that suppliers are asked…