It looks like that I was right, when I said yesterday that more of Nanny's database would leak. However, I didn't quite expect further data and another database to leak quite so quickly.
Seemingly Nanny forgot some fundamental security precautions when setting up these medical databases eg; passwords and firewalls.
Needless to say, confidential data (even the sexual orientation of some junior doctors) has now been picked up by search engines such as Google.
How can this mess have come about?
Simple, never ever allow politicians to become involved in the design and creation of IT systems. Politicians are not up to the job; they are vain publicity seeking individuals who lack the skills, knowledge and time (2 year managers for 5 year projects) necessary to design and implement an IT system.
The question therefore arises, how secure is the data held on Nanny's other IT systems?
Not very, I would venture!
They also seem to be Kak at cleaning it.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I received a pack from the NHS about how my Company had to prepare for the smoking ban.
That would be the Company that ceased trading in 1999 and was dissolved in 2000.
Companies House seem to know this who are presumably the main source of the data.