2 OSIRIUM.COM How osirium can help Addressing access control in the nhs osirium.com1 OSIRIUM.COM OSIRIUM & ITHEALTH ADDRESSING ACCESS CONTROL IN THE NHS INTRODUCTION Controlling access represents a significant challenge to the NHS. NHS organisations need to provide access to data, servers and sensitive applications for a wide range of users with legitimate reasons, and prevent access from people without legitimate reasons. They must also consider the risks associated with unauthorised access from malicious software, and cyber- attacks such as malware and phishing. The nature of the target servers and devices users wish to interact with must be considered, along with the sensitivity of the content on those devices, and the user’s reasons for requiring access. Legitimate users

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