Comments on: Alberta health data threatened by virus http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24688 p2pnet.net - reader powered Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:59:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24688/comment-page-1#comment-978601 Reader's Write Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:25:45 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24688#comment-978601 Here is a recent article on how bad it can get if your medical system gets a virus. NHS hospitals struggle to hold back the malware tide http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/10/nhs_malware/ It found that the problem turned out to be much worse than originally announced. I wonder if the administrators in the Alberta attack clean and reinstall the systems or just "clean" them. Again, I wonder how much this is costing use tax payers? Here is a recent article on how bad it can get if your medical system gets a virus.

NHS hospitals struggle to hold back the malware tide
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/10/nhs_malware/

It found that the problem turned out to be much worse than originally announced.

I wonder if the administrators in the Alberta attack clean and reinstall the systems or just “clean” them.

Again, I wonder how much this is costing use tax payers?

]]> By: Robin http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24688/comment-page-1#comment-978501 Robin Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:17:34 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/?p=24688#comment-978501 Hum, I know our hospital is using Windows. I wonder if that has any bearing on the entrance vector. There was a recent paper (I don't have the link) that says companies have to look at the cost of fighting and cleaning up after a virus infection when calculating their costs of ownership when using Windows. I wonder how much this is going to cost Albert Health and how much stress this is going to cost those people being affected. I wonder if I am going to be one of them. In one report, an average virus attack can cost a major corporation about 2 million dollars. Hum, I know our hospital is using Windows. I wonder if that has any bearing on the entrance vector.

There was a recent paper (I don’t have the link) that says companies have to look at the cost of fighting and cleaning up after a virus infection when calculating their costs of ownership when using Windows. I wonder how much this is going to cost Albert Health and how much stress this is going to cost those people being affected. I wonder if I am going to be one of them.

In one report, an average virus attack can cost a major corporation about 2 million dollars.

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