Funding Allocated for Development of Intelligence Platform in Health Sector by Home Affairs Department
The Australian Government has announced a significant initiative to bolster the cybersecurity of the health sector, with a grant of up to AUD 6.423 million over three years through the Department of Home Affairs and the Health Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC) Acceleration Grants Program.
The primary objective of this program is to establish and maintain relationships with existing threat intelligence sharing forums, with a focus on creating an ISAC, an intelligence-sharing platform for cyber threat information. This ISAC will serve as a forum for participating member organisations to interact and share information about cyber threats on their gateways and networks.
The health sector and its suppliers hold highly-sensitive and personal health data about the well-being of Australians, making it a prime target for cyber attacks. By establishing this ISAC, the program aims to enhance cyber threat capabilities among participating member organisations, helping the health sector respond to cyber threats as they arise during digital transformation.
In addition, the program seeks to create an ISAC that is self-sustaining at the end of the grant funding period. This means that the ISAC will not only provide immediate benefits but will also continue to support the health sector's digital transformation in the long term.
The program also intends to provide benefits to the health sector's digital transformation by driving benefits from the National Cyber Threat Picture, ensuring compatibility with the ASD CTIS (Australian Signals Directorate Cyber Threat Information Sharing). This will allow the health sector to leverage the collective intelligence of the nation's cybersecurity efforts.
Moreover, the program emphasizes the importance of hardening and resilience to prevent cyber threats. It aims to establish alternative mechanisms for industry to share cyber threat intelligence, supporting industry-to-industry threat intelligence sharing in the health sector. This will help strengthen the sector's defences against cyber threats.
In Australia, an Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) or the operational areas of an existing ISAC have been expanded to enable continuous information exchange on cyber threats within the health sector. This project is part of the Acceleration Grants Program, but the exact location and completion date are not specified in the available search results.
Lastly, the program aims to improve collaboration and information sharing within the health sector, ultimately leading to a more secure and resilient digital transformation for the sector. By establishing this ISAC, the Australian Government is taking a proactive step towards protecting the sensitive health data of Australians in the health sector.
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