Cyber security: Doctors may need help in preventing attacks on patient databases

It takes sophisticated equipment and constant surveillance by IT personnel to recognise cyber attacks (Critical infrastructure in S'pore under attack by cyber espionage group: Shanmugam, July 18).

- Yik Keng Yeong (Dr)

Non-tech-savvy doctors like me, who are mostly concerned with diagnosing and treating patients, are given access to important databases like the National Electronic Health Record portal. We input patients' personal and medical information into the database, or extract information from it, every day.