Digital Health Cyber Security Centre
The Digital Health Cyber Security Centre has been established to strengthen the security of our national digital health systems and services; and to promote increased security awareness and maturity across the digital health sector.
Cyber Security Guidance
The guidance materials below have been developed specifically for the Australian health sector, to promote awareness of information security, and provide practical advice regarding a range of cyber security topics.
- Selecting secure IT products and services - guide and template for health professionals to assist in the procurement of secure information Technology products and services.
- Information Security Guide for small healthcare businesses - guidance for non-technical health professionals regarding issues such as privacy, passwords, software updates, back-ups and staff security awareness.
- Think before you click... - things to consider when using email, the internet, social media and WiFi.
- Security Behaviours - developing a positive security culture within healthcare organisations.
- Keeping your healthcare information secure – simple security and privacy tips for healthcare consumers
- Ransomware – a briefing for senior managers
- Preventing and recovering from ransomware – a briefing for IT professionals
- Patching: Protecting healthcare information by updating systems and software – a briefing for senior managers
- Patching: Protecting healthcare information by updating systems and software – a briefing for IT professionals
- Backups: prepare for an emergency – four steps to backing up information held by your practice
Additional information Sources
Additional guidance materials and information is available on the following websites:
- Stay Smart Online – register to receive regular updates
- ScamWatch – register for the ScamWatch Radar service
- Australian Signals Directorate – cyber security mitigation advice
- Therapeutic Goods Administration – cyber security guidance for medical devices