MTAS and other NHS websites

ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Sat, 5 May 2007 12:10:29 -0400


>
> That's very interesting. So they were accustomed to using the directory
> as a way of distributing non-public information.
>


Interestingly, the directory listings are still in Googles cache.

A google search for    site:mtas.nhs.uk info

reveals amongst others:-

Index of /info/comms

       Name                    Last modified       Size  Description

[DIR] Parent Directory        22-Apr-2007 19:31      -
[   ] Entering_ST_pp_detai..> 08-Dec-2006 12:30   161k
[   ] MTAS_DL.pdf             05-Nov-2006 20:49   856k
[   ] ST_updated_interview..> 16-Apr-2007 14:22   119k
[   ] Security_guidelines_..> 02-Oct-2006 13:07    39k
[   ] general_security_adv..> 02-Oct-2006 13:07    37k
[   ] logistics_guide.pdf     08-Dec-2006 12:24   1.5M

Apache/1.3.37 Server at www.mtas.nhs.uk Port 80



Index of /info

       Name                    Last modified       Size  Description

[DIR] Parent Directory        19-Apr-2007 22:01      -
[   ] Interview_booking_se..> 19-Feb-2007 14:29   250k
[   ] RG-statement-4-April..> 04-Apr-2007 23:05    18k
[   ] Review_Panel_Comms_t..> 09-Mar-2007 22:34    36k
[   ] ST_shortlist_scoring..> 12-Feb-2007 11:35   427k
[   ] Scotland_letter_2303..> 24-Mar-2007 10:32    74k
[DIR] comms/                  16-Apr-2007 14:22      -
[TXT] conf_pref.html          20-Apr-2007 08:03     4k
[TXT] faq_2303.html           23-Mar-2007 18:56     5k
[TXT] letter_2303.html        22-Apr-2007 19:33     4k
[TXT] review_panel.html       23-Mar-2007 18:37     3k
[TXT] review_panel_1603.html  16-Mar-2007 23:02     4k
[TXT] review_panel_2303.html  23-Mar-2007 18:37     5k
[DIR] st_2007_1/              18-Apr-2007 15:57      -
[   ] uoa_status.pdf          01-Mar-2007 00:22    17k


etc etc.



The most interesting file is:-

http://www.mtas.nhs.uk/info/comms/general_security_advice.doc.
G o o g l e automatically generates html versions of documents as we =20
crawl the web.
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Online Security - what we do
Ensuring your online applications are safe and secure

We use industry standard security technology and practices, focusing =20
on three key areas - privacy, technology and identification to =20
safeguard against loss, misuse and alteration of the information under =20
our control. However, you too can play your part in protecting your =20
account.
Technology

We use many layers of security - for obvious reasons we cannot =20
disclose all of them, but the following are typically used:

     * All our operating systems are immediately updated with the =20
latest security patches
     * Our anti-virus software is updated regularly
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intruders


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