[LINK] Virus downs NSW ambulance system

Peter Bowditch peter at ratbags.com
Mon Feb 14 15:39:39 AEDT 2011


> http://www.zdnet.com.au/virus-downs-nsw-ambulance-system-339309172.htm
> >>> The ambulance service's computer dispatch system became infected by
> >> a virus at about 1pm on Saturday
> > 
> > No mention of the operating system. Why not?
> 
> Heh, heh!  No mention of which AV they were running either!  That could
> be useful to know too.

The thing that has been missing in all the discussion of this is how well-
planned and effective the disaster plan was. Without the computers 
everybody switched over to pencil, paper and mobile phones, just as the 
training said to do do.

-- 
Peter Bowditch
The Millenium Project - http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles
Australian Council Against Health Fraud - http://www.acahf.org.au






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