Protect and survive: avoiding a cyberattack

Published: June 6, 2021, 9:44 a.m.

b"In the 1970s and 80s the UK Government produced a series of film and leaflets intended to advise the public on how to protect themselves during a nuclear attack, called \\u201cProtect and survive\\u201d. In the wake of a recent massive cyberattack on the Irish health Service, which has paralysed their core health services, we remember the Wannacry attack on the NHS in 2017, consider how we have had to address cybersecurity since then, and how \\u201cProtect and survive\\u201d now might have a new meaning for us in the Digital age.\\nScott Jaffray is the Associate Director Facilities & Infrastructure and head of Digital & eHealth in NHS Forth Valley and he discusses the ongoing cybersecurity \\u201carms race\\u201d, gives some tips for security at home, and describes how martial arts can provide a welcome distraction.\\nAn explainer on the cyberattack on the HSE: https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/hse-cyberattack-explainer-conti-ransomware\\nThe Scottish Government\\u2019s cyber resilience policy: https://www.gov.scot/policies/cyber-resilience/\\nNational Cybersecurity Centre top tips for staying secure online: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/top-tips-for-staying-secure-online\\nProtect and survive film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yrv505R-0U&list=RD7yrv505R-0U&start_radio=1&rv=7yrv505R-0U&t=2786\\nThe Dubliners' take on Protect and Survive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elx0kqgemQQ\\nSNUG website \\xa0email: alex.defranco@phs.scot"