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UK
The UK government has announced plans to strengthen
the National Health Service’s (NHS) cybersecurity.
A new multimillion pound Microsoft package will ensure NHS
systems are using the latest Windows 10 software with up-to-date
security settings to help prevent cyberattacks. The government said
that, since 2017, it has invested £60 million to address cybersecurity
weaknesses. There are plans for a further £150 million to be spent
over the next three years to improve the NHS’s resilience against
attacks. The government has said this will include setting up a new
digital security operations centre to prevent, detect and respond
to incidents. The centre will allow NHS Digital to respond to
cyberattacks more quickly and allow local trusts to detect
threats, isolate infected machines and kill the threat
before it spreads.
PORTUGAL
The Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Forum has opened
in Portugal with the urge to global leaders that more can be
done to ensure no one is left behind in an energy transition focused
on delivering Sustainable Development Goal 7. Hosted by SEforALL,
the Forum is addressing the key challenges in delivering universal
energy access to the billion people globally who are still living without
basic modern energy services, including electricity and clean cooking
access. Speaking via video message, UN Secretary-General, António
Guterres, said: “One billion people still lack electricity. Far more
needs to be done to advance renewable and efficient energy in
all sectors. From industries to transportation, from cities to rural
areas… Let us invest in the future, not the past.”
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