The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis could have been prevented by two-factor authentication, according to Beverley Bryant, strategic advisor in the frontline digitisation team at NHS England.
Speaking at the Health Excellence Through Technology (HETT) conference on 24 September 2024, in a session titled ‘Best practice in cyber security: Achieving excellence in the health and care sector’, Bryant said that two-factor authentication “is the single biggest deterrent we can put in” to ensure trusts are more cyber resilient and minimise the risk of attack.
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Source: Digital Health News
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