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.
- 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.
- 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
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