Cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure predicted to increase

At the NHS Confed Expo, Mark Edwards, chief information security officer at Digital Health and Care Wales, predicted an increase in cyber attacks on national infrastructure due to global conflict. He referenced the recent ransomware attack on Synnovis that disrupted healthcare services in London. Edwards warned about the dangers of “ransomware as a service,” which allows anyone to launch attacks with minimal technical knowledge, and highlighted the importance of supply chain security.