Hills, M. (2016) Why we need to rethink email #NHSMail. The University of Northampton Blog. 16/11/2016
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Abstract:
The recent NHS ‘reply to all’ debacle is a great example of how the vital systems every business and organization relies on can be brought to heel by very basic human error. We all worry — rightly — about the risks of serious cyber attack by criminals or hostile states, but replying to all in email exchanges can in itself be both a major or a minor threat. In Monday’s event, The Register reported that “actual work emails were delayed by at least three hours at the time of writing, thanks to the huge volumes of traffic snarling up NHS.net servers”.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Email, cyber, irritation
Subjects:
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM831 Social change > HM851 Information society
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > TK5101 Telecommunication > TK5105.59 Computer security
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV7431 Prevention of crime, methods, etc.
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > TK5101 Telecommunication > TK5105.73 Electronic messaging
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > TK5101 Telecommunication > TK5105.59 Computer security
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV7431 Prevention of crime, methods, etc.
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > TK5101 Telecommunication > TK5105.73 Electronic messaging
Creators:
Hills, M.
Publisher:
Medium
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Business & Law > Business
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Institute for Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply, Travel and Transport
Research Institutes > Institute of Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply & Transport
Faculties > Faculty of Business & Law > International Strategy & Business
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Institute for Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply, Travel and Transport
Research Institutes > Institute of Logistics, Infrastructure, Supply & Transport
Faculties > Faculty of Business & Law > International Strategy & Business
Date:
16 November 2016
Date Type:
Published Online
Journal or Publication Title:
The University of Northampton Blog
Volume:
16/11/2016
Language:
English
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
No
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