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ArticleBMC medical informatics and decision making2024

The need for cybersecurity self-evaluation in healthcare.

Wendy Burke, Andrew Stranieri, Taiwo Oseni, Iqbal Gondal

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Article in BMC medical informatics and decision making, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Cybersecurity as it relates to perfusion.The journal of extra-corporeal technology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Wendy BurkeGlobal Professional School, Federation University, PO Box 663, Ballarat, 3353, Victoria, Australia. w.burke@federation.edu.au.
Andrew StranieriInstitute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University, PO Box 663, Ballarat, 3353, Victoria, Australia.
Taiwo OseniInstitute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University, PO Box 663, Ballarat, 3353, Victoria, Australia.
Iqbal GondalSchool of Computing Technologies, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, 3001, Victoria, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Australian healthcare sector is a complex mix of government departments, associations, providers, professionals, and consumers. Cybersecurity attacks, which have recently increased, challenge the sector in many ways; however, the best approaches for the sector to manage the threat are unclear. This study will report on a semi-structured focus group conducted with five representatives from the Australian healthcare and computer security sectors. An analysis of this focus group transcript yielded four themes: 1) the challenge of securing the Australian healthcare landscape; 2) the financial challenges of cybersecurity in healthcare; 3) balancing privacy and transparency; 4) education and regulation. The results indicate the need for sector-specific tools to empower the healthcare sector to mitigate cybersecurity threats, most notably using a self-evaluation tool so stakeholders can proactively prepare for incidents. Despite the vast amount of research into cybersecurity, little has been conducted on proactive cybersecurity approaches where security weaknesses are identified weaknesses before they occur.

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Computer SecurityAustraliaConfidentialityDelivery of Health CareFocus GroupsHumansCybersecurityEmpowermentHealthcareSelf-evaluation

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PMID38783250
PMCPMC11118990

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