Cyber Security for Healthcare

Increased cybercriminal activity following the pandemic has exposed the healthcare sector, putting compliance, data, and intellectual property protection at risk.

Overview

Malicious actors view healthcare organisations as a profitable target for ransomware and other exploitations. This is due to the sensitive personal and medical data the healthcare sector handles, as well as the importance of this data in managing operations and patient care.

Financially motivated cybercriminals are attempting to gain access to sensitive personal information held by health organisations (such as names, dates of birth, addresses, medical histories, Medicare details, and health fund information) in order to commit identity theft or sell the information in cybercrime marketplaces.

Attacks on hospitals, health trusts, GP offices, and other healthcare entities, as the scope and sophistication of cybercrime grows, have the potential to result in the loss of sensitive patient data and the disruption of important services. Gridware can help you protect your organisation’s data in the even of a breach and meet compliance requirements.

Challenges

Do these challenges sound familiar?

Identifying and responding to security flaws and risks

Identifying vulnerable assets

Balancing information security and system access

Addressing security risks associated with Internet of Things (IoT) devices

Protecting private patient data

Detecting and responding to ransomware

Average cost of a data breach in Australia

Of Covid-related cybercrime compromised financial and personal data

Cost of cybercrime to Aus Businesses (2020)

Key Questions

Key security questions for healthcare leaders

In the event of a cyber-attack, how will services be impacted?

Are adequate controls in place to detect and respond to breaches?

Is the personal information of patients properly secured?

In the event of a cyber breach, how would services be impacted?

Are networks and applications examined for vulnerabilities on a regular basis?

Are backups made of systems to prevent data loss in the event of ransomware?

Compliance

Cyber security compliance in the healthcare industry

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a global impact on the government sector, cybercriminals seek to exploit data and assets relating to vaccine development, treatments, research, and national responses to the COVID-19 outbreak, as this information is now more valuable and prioritised globally.

This abrupt transition has exposed the government industry, placing large risk on compliance as well as data and intellectual property security.

With years of experience collaborating with government organisations, our professionals have a greater understanding of the security and compliance concerns your organisation confronts and how to provide solutions to address them.

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Gridware’s Preventative Services

Penetration Testing

Rapidly and efficiently determine the extent to which your network and assets can defend against cyber threats by testing them against common exploits and vulnerabilities.

PCI DSS Penetration Test

Regular assessment of your organisation’s systems and processes is among the key controls mandated by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) to protect cardholder data.

Cloud Security Audit

Gridware will support the improvement of your cloud network monitoring capabilities to the level needed to detect and respond to cyber threats that target cloud infrastructure, services, and applications.

Network Security Penetration Testing

A form of ethical hacking that aims to validate or invalidate the efficiency of defensive network controls and determine what needs to be done to bolster them.

Cyber Awareness Training

Gridware conducts information security training and workshops at your business. We provide in-house training seminars for your staff to educate on phishing prevention, social engineering and best practice cyber procedures.

Risk Audit

Our team of cyber security consultants will perform a cyber risk assessment that will identify gaps in your existing policies and procedures, and provide detailed observations and remediation plans to help achieve your most ideal state of security.

In the event of a breach

Gridware's Protective Services

Ransomware Data Recovery

In the event you are subject to ransomware, Gridware’s incident response consultants in can be logged in remotely within minutes to implement our proprietary incident response methodology.

Data Breach Investigation

Gridware will immediately assess the extent of the breach, the severity of the incident, the likely impact it will have on the business, and support your organisation through the remediation activities.

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Insights

Gridware is proud to be a thought-leader in cybersecurity, creating and leading conversations in this space. Check out a selection of our published work from our Sydney based Cyber Defence Centre (CDC), and learn how our cyber expertise has led to partnerships with leading Australian Universities.