Australia's CI-ISAC Launches Health Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing Platform
Australia Establishes Health Cyber Sharing Network with Government Funding
The Australian government has announced a significant investment in cybersecurity, with a AUD6.4 million grant going towards the creation of the Health Cyber Sharing Network (HCSN). The initiative is aimed at bolstering the nation's cyber resilience, particularly within the healthcare sector.
The National Cyber Security Coordinator, Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness, has highlighted the HCSN as a crucial step towards Australia's goal of becoming a world leader in cybersecurity by 2030.
The global healthcare industry has been a repeated target for data breaches, with 2023 marking the 13th consecutive year that it reported the most expensive data breaches, with an average cost of AUD10.93 million. The HCSN aims to better equip health sector organizations to manage and mitigate these threats.
CI-ISAC, a not-for-profit organization that facilitates collaboration and the bi-directional sharing of cyber threat intelligence within a trusted, industry-led environment, will oversee the operation of the HCSN. CI-ISAC's current members span Australia's 11 Critical Infrastructure sectors, including government, local government, higher education, and industries such as energy, water, telecommunications, financial services, data storage and processing, healthcare, and transport.
CI-ISAC is inviting eligible health and medical organizations and their suppliers to participate in the HCSN by offering a complimentary CI-ISAC membership for 12 months. By joining the network, new health members will gain access to the depth and breadth of CI-ISAC's current Critical Infrastructure member base, providing them with valuable cross-sectoral cyber threat intelligence.
The HCSN will focus on the exchange of valuable cyber security threat information more quickly within a secure and confidential environment. As more participants join the trusted network and share their insights, the value for all sectors increases exponentially, improving incident detection and response times. Cross-sector sharing in the Health Cyber Sharing Network enables health organizations and their suppliers to act more swiftly on threats observed in other industries.
The HCSN also aims to enable collaboration and break down information silos among health sector organizations. This collaboration will support Australia's Critical Infrastructure organizations, which have interdependencies across the health sector.
The HCSN will provide education for the health sector on mitigating threats, cyber and insider threat training, attack surface monitoring, and improving cyber incident response plans. With these resources, the HCSN aims to better equip health sector organizations to manage and mitigate current and emerging cyber security threats.
However, it's important to note that the current member organizations of CI-ISAC Australia have not been explicitly listed in the provided search results, nor have specific additional healthcare and medical organizations invited to join the new cybersecurity information-sharing network been named.
This move by the Australian government underscores its commitment to prioritizing the health sector in the face of recent cyber-attacks. The HCSN is expected to play a crucial role in strengthening Australia's cybersecurity posture and protecting its healthcare sector from future threats.
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