The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) recently released its Notifiable Data Breaches report covering the period of July-December 2024. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the notifications received under the Notifiable data breaches scheme, including the key causative factors leading to the breaches. Key Observations: Overview Concerningly, health service providers were the…
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by healthcare and digital health organisations has the significant potential to transform patient care, improve diagnostic accuracy, and streamline administrative processes. However, the use of AI technologies within healthcare settings is not without its challenges. Instead, health service providers must mitigate numerous cybersecurity and privacy risks when adopting such…
We are thrilled to share that Just Protect has officially joined the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) as an organisational member! The AIDH is a leading professional body dedicated to advancing the digital health sector across Australasia. They focus on promoting the integration of digital technologies in healthcare, enhancing the quality and efficiency of…
We get it. The mention of policies and procedures doesn’t always elicit an enthusiastic response nor an immediate jump of joy. Nevertheless, understanding the ways in which policies and procedures can be leveraged to embed privacy into the modern-day healthcare practice is incredibly important for Australian Health Service Providers. This importance is perhaps even more…
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently conducted an analysis of three firmware versions for the Contec CMS8000, a patient monitor used within the Healthcare and Public Health sector. Their investigation uncovered an embedded backdoor function, which has the potential to impact patient care, data integrity and patient privacy. CISA subsequently released a factsheet…
Australian healthcare organisations are facing a growing number of cyber-attacks and data breaches. According to the recent OAIC notifiable data breach report, Health Service Providers reported the highest number of data breaches from January to June 2024, with a total of 102 notifiable breaches. Alarmingly, about 65% of these breaches were due to malicious or…
During Open-Source investigations, Just Protect observed an information-stealing malware variant masquerading as medical software uploaded to various public malware repositories in mid-late December 2024. Notably, the file used a medical-themed lure by leveraging the name medicalanalysispro.exe. Further analysis of the file indicated that the malware likely belongs to the Rhadamanthys family and likely leveraged PureCrypter…
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by healthcare organisations in Australia has the significant potential to transform patient care, improve diagnostic accuracy, and streamline administrative processes. Moreover, over the coming years, AI tools and technologies are expected to dramatically change how healthcare organisations operate – from sole operator allied health providers to large hospital…
Although the holiday period may have organisations winding down, Christmas has come early for Australian privacy buffs with some exciting new developments! Approximately 14 months after the release of the Australian Government’s response to the Privacy Act Review Report, the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 was passed by both houses of Parliament on…
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