In Summer 2016, Aspectus approached RES about conducting an FOI investigation into the amount of Ransomware faced by trusts in England, Scotland & Wales. RES work extensively in healthcare to secure work environments, so this would draw attention to a problem they could help with.
Aspectus researched the amount of trusts to approach (260) and crafted the 5 FOI questions to be individually sent to all trusts. The answers were chased and compiled over a 6-month period, with numerous checks of the data. The results were written up as a press release and arranged with ZDNet for first run of the story before wider distribution.
After the story appeared on ZDNet, the same day stories (from wider press release distribution) appeared on Silicon UK and on the Financial Times website. Both ZDNet and Financial Times has asked for further data analysis which was carried out and sent over. The next day hard copy FT coverage appeared, with a further 8 pieces of coverage over the next 4 days.
It was incredibly exciting to work with Aspectus on this project. Healthcare is a vital industry for us, and the scope of the research was extremely comprehensive. The way the data was collated allowed press office activity to continue, and the news resulted in our best ever month for UK coverage, alongside flagship coverage in the FT and ZDNet.
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