Hospital gave doctor a separate PC after repeated malware
Original title: Hospital gave very sick doctor a special PC for his very personal use
A reader says students later cited that computer in a lawsuit over the hospital’s knowledge.
In The Register’s On Call column, a former hospital support worker says a prominent transplant researcher repeatedly infected lab PCs with malware while viewing adult sites. After a cyber-worm was traced to that PC, management ordered a dedicated machine from e-waste instead of discipline. The worker left while the arrangement continued and says students later sued, using the computer as evidence.
Unconfirmed: The account is an unverified reader anecdote published as a column.
- The boss said the CIO ordered the setup or he should find another job.
- After the dedicated PC, malware cleanups fell to about once a year.
- The column names neither the hospital nor the doctor.
From the original article
2 min read at theregister.comSupport chap told to either allow blatant policy violations or find a new job
By Simon Sharwood · theregister.com
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