The envelope containing a reminder that it was now time to book my next mammogram sat on my desk for a good few weeks before I decided to suck it up and book the appointment (had it really been two years already?!).
I dutifully called the local number provided to me by Ontario Health Cancer Care Ontario, only to be told that as a result of the cyberattack on TransForm last fall, the local Ontario Breast Screening Program is currently unable to make new appointments.
I was told to call back in March in the hope that things were back on track by then.
After breathing a sigh of relief that I could now delay that experience in good conscience, I then reflected on the fact that the attack actually happened months ago and was still having a huge impact, no doubt on thousands of individuals in need of far more than a regular screening.
The fact that the organization which had been attacked was TransForm niggled by brain a little bit and then I remembered that way back in 2018 I had been curious about this organization and had squirrelled away a little information.
This week I happened to read a Windsor Star article discussing TransForm’s refusal to hold open board meetings, despite the fact that it is a taxpayer-funded organization.
In case you’re not familiar with it, TransForm is the IT provider in charge of cybersecurity at five Ontario hospitals, including the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA).
A quick Sunday morning Google search and I’m now reminded why I was interested in TransForm in the first place, and it was apparently another Windsor Star article headlined “Heard of TransForm? It........