2nd Annual Healthcare Cyber Security Conference 2023 | Informa Connect | 26 April 2023 | Hilton Sydney, 488 George St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

There has been a “significant increase in healthcare or COVID-19 themed malicious cyber activity, including targeting of the aged care and healthcare sectors by financially motivated cyber criminals” – according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC).

The ACSC assesses that ransomware is currently the most significant cybercrime threat to the Australian health sector.

Digital transformation of healthcare over recent years, which has accelerated since COVID-19 is linked to security risks. Transmitting health information and maintaining patient records digitally is now a mainstay of the industry – but these advances in technology also present opportunities for patient safety and privacy to be compromised.

“cybercriminals view the aged care and healthcare sectors as lucrative targets for ransomware attacks…because of the sensitive personal and medical information they hold, and how critical this information is to maintaining operations and patient care. A significant ransomware attack against a hospital or aged care facility would have a major impact.” – ACSC

What It’s About

This conference is about raising awareness of the evolving cyber threat landscape specific to health organisations, developing critical capabilities, implementing processes for prevention and recovery, building resilience and ensuring a cyber security culture. It is an opportunity to gather a diverse mix of technical, risk and compliance teams as well as clinical leaders who are responsible for mitigating the risks to patients and the healthcare institution.

Connect Virtual Care

For 2023, we have co-located three distinct but related conferences focusing on telehealth, medication safety and cyber security under the banner CONNECT VIRTUAL CARE. This offers delegates the ability to access highly focused content and specialized decision makers, while having the added benefit of networking with a larger network of interrelated audience sets all in one place.

The CONNECT VIRTUAL CARE co-located events include:

• National Telehealth Conference
• Medication Safety and Efficiency Conference
• Healthcare Cyber Security Conference

WHO ATTENDS?

This event is for clinical leaders as well as technical, risk and compliance teams who are responsible for mitigating the risks to patients and the healthcare institution. Cyber security is everyone’s business.

• Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
• CIO
• Chief Digital Health Officer
• Chief Clinical Information Officer
• Chief Nursing Information Officer
• Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer
• Chief Pharmacy Information Officer
• Associate Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer
• Director of Information Management
• Principal Cyber Security Officer
• Information Technology Security Manager
• Audit manager
• Audit and risk teams
• Risk managers
• IT managers
• Health Informatics Unit
• Cyber security experts and professionals
• Compliance managers
• Finance and operations executives
• Chief Operating Officer
• Nurse Manager, Clinical Informatics
• Information Security and Risk Manager
• Cyber Security Incident Handler
• Director, Technology Services & Operations

2023 Speakers

Dr Ian Oppermann
NSW Chief Data Scientist, Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney

Danielle Pentony
Director of Cyber Security Operations, Australian Digital Health Agency

Eddy Cheung
Senior Manager, Security Services, SA Health

Hamish Hansford
Head of Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre, Australian Department of Home Affairs

Peter O’Halloran
Chief Information Officer, ACT Health

Grant Lockwood
Chief Information Security Officer, Virtus Health

Richard Taggart
Chief Information Officer/Executive Director of Digital Health & Innovation, Sydney Local Health District

Cameron McLean
Chief Technology & Data Officer, GMHBA

Dr Mohiuddi Ahmed
Senior Lecturer of Computing & Security, School of Science, Edith Cowan University

Mark Anderson
National Security Officer – Australia & New Zealand, Microsoft ANZ

2023 Sponsor

• Hive Legal