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Health Secretary Shona Robison says the IT systems across the NHS are complex and vary due to purpose.

Ms Robison says Windows 2007 and Windows 2003 and a small number of Windows XP were affected.

The health secretary says the government needs to understand why these softwares were affected.

She says the most important thing to do is to improve the resilience.

Tory MSP Donald Cameron says this incident is "unjustifiable and indiscriminate." 

Mr Cameron says he welcomes that there has been no breach of patient data.

He says this isn't just about infrastructure because operations were cancelled.

Mr Cameron says software is outdated and asks how they will be kept up to date in future. 

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Ms Robison says the NHS and all parts of the public sector need to be vigilant and keep their software up to date.

The heath minister says no patients' data has been breached and there has been no impact on patient safety. 

Ms Robison says a board is considering the circumstances that led to the attack and making the system more robust.

The health secretary says the government cannot protect against a further attack alone and that it is investing to ensure IT systems are robust.

Ms Robison says NHS Scotland and other organisations suffer attacks every day, most of which fail because of the protection in place.

"The NHS in Scotland remains at the forefront of using digital technology."

She says lessons can be learned from this and the government is reporting on this at the moment. 

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Ms Robison says investigations and reviews are underway and she says less than 1% of devices in the NHS in Scotland were affected.

The health secretary says the response from health boards is to be commended.

She says her officials are working with health boards to find out why this happened and whether health boards had appropriate patching in place.

Ms Robison says with less 1% of devices affected there is some room for comfort, but there is no room for complacency.

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Who was behind the huge global cyber-attack? One prominent theory right now is North Korea - but what we know is far from conclusive.

You may not have heard of the Lazarus Group, but you may be aware of its work. The devastating hack on Sony Pictures in 2014, and another on a Bangladeshi bank in 2016, have both been attributed to the highly sophisticated group.

It is widely believed that the Lazarus Group worked out of China, but on behalf of the North Koreans.

Security experts are now cautiously linking the Lazarus Group to this latest attack after a discovery by Google security researcher Neel Mehta, external. He found similarities between code found within WannaCry - the software used in the hack - and other tools believed to have been created by the Lazarus Group in the past.

It's a mere sliver of evidence, but there are other clues to consider too.

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• Global manhunt for WannaCry creators

Health Secretary Shona Robison says NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Borders were those most affected by the attack.

Ms Robison says standby systems were put in place to help patients. 

The health secretary says there has been no report of breach of personal details as a result of this attack. 

She says that there are staff working over a 24 hour period to repair the system. 

Which Scottish NHS organisations were affected by the ransomware attack?

• NHS Borders,

• NHS Dumfries and Galloway

• NHS Fife

• NHS Forth Valley

• NHS Lanarkshire

• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

• NHS Tayside

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• NHS Western Isles

• NHS Highlands

• NHS Grampian

• NHS Ayrshire and Arran

• NHS National Services

• Scottish Ambulance Service

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Health Secretary Shona Robison says the main area affected in the UK was the NHS.

Ms Robison says in Scotland 13 health boards have experienced some impact from the cyber-attack.

She says Police Scotland and health boards will fully support the police investigations into the attacks.

The health secretary says NHS staff have been working extremely hard to make sure the quality of care has not been affected.

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An emergency meeting has been held to discuss how Scotland can be protected from cyber-attack.

Scottish ministers convened an extraordinary meeting of the National Cyber Resilience leaders' board.

The move followed the ransomware attack on NHS computer systems. Police Scotland are working with the National Crime Agency on the investigation.

Scottish targets included 11 health boards, NHS National Services and the Scottish Ambulance Service.

The attack was first detected on Friday.

Acute hospitals in Lanarkshire were affected, as were GP surgeries and dental practices.

Read more here.

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Health Secretary Shona Robison will now give a ministerial statement on the cyber attack on the NHS in Scotland.

This week's time for reflection is delivered by Reverend Joan Lyon, a Priest at St Ninian’s Scottish Episcopal Church in Aberdeen, and Episcopal chaplain to the Aberdeen hospitals. 

No topical questions have been selected this week but there are two ministerial statements.

First up, Health Secretary Shona Robison will give a statement on the recent cyber-attack on the NHS in Scotland. 

Education Secretary John Swinney will  then deliver a statement on the college lecturer strikes. 

The Scottish government will then lead a debate entitled ' A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People'.

After decision time, Tory MSP Brian Whittle will lead this evening's member's debate on outdoor learning. 

Convener Neil Findlay moves the committee into private session. 

The committee will now ask the Health Secretary to move S5M-05457: that the Health and Sport Committee recommends that the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Prescribed Local Authority Functions etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] be approved.

MSPs agree to approve the subordinate legislation.

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Health Secretary Shona Robison says the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Prescribed Local Authority Functions etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft] says the instrument will amend the existing regulations.

Ms Robison says they relate to health and social care integration and carers.

The Health and Sport Committee will now take evidence on the following subordinate legislation:

• Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Prescribed Local Authority Functions etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 [draft]

The committee will take evidence from:

• Health Secretary Shona Robison
• Peter Stapleton from the Scottish government 
• Kate Walker from the Scottish government 

Committee convener Neil Findlay brings the evidence session to a close.