Safeguard Your Practice with Our Affordable Security Awareness Training Program
Australia has become a frequent target of cyber attacks, and the healthcare industry is often hit the hardest. Learn about our affordable security awareness training program to protect your practice.
Our data is everywhere. From the places we visit to the amount of steps we have taken daily, even to our most private photos - our privacy is under constant threat. While we can control some of the data we share, the data we hold about others requires even greater protection.
Australia has become a frequent target of cyber attacks, and the healthcare industry is often hit the hardest. With vast amounts of digital patient data, healthcare providers are prime targets for cybercriminals, whether they are acting independently or on behalf of geopolitical adversaries.
In 2022, the AFP released a report on a massive hack that compromised the data of nearly 10 million Australians, allegedly by Russian actors. Despite enhanced security measures, threats persist. The MediSecure hack potentially affected close to 13 million Australians, and smaller scale attacks like the ransomware strike on the Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre continue to occur.
A KPMG report stated that cyber attacks cost "Australia about $29 billion a year," with the average cost to a business being $276,323 - causing severe business disruption, productivity losses with a potential recovery time of 23 days. For smaller businesses, this could be catastrophic.
Affordable Security Training for Your Team
While preventing large-scale geopolitical hacks is beyond the scope of medical practices and small vendors, everyone can stay vigilant and adhere to best practices to mitigate hack risks. Smaller scale attacks, such as ransomware, often target smaller businesses with lower IT literacy among staff. Simple phishing attacks can grant hackers access to your data.
We've witnessed firsthand scenarios where clients open spoof emails appearing legitimate, click links, and nearly cause catastrophic damage. We've implemented mechanisms allowing clients to retrieve backups and avoid worst-case situations, but hackers may still retain portions of your data.
By upskilling staff to better detect phishing attempts, you can prevent these scenarios altogether.
However, training your team can be costly, often running into thousands of dollars. For smaller businesses unable to afford high security consultant fees, risks remain elevated - but consequences of inaction could result in business closure should attacks succeed.
Up-skill Your Staff Without High Consulting Fees
After working extensively with medical practices on disaster recovery and IT security, we realised that beyond software, clients need equipping with best security practices. While considered a smaller attack form, phishing attacks can cause losses of about $23,000 per attack.
That's why we're introducing our new security training awareness program in partnership with OpenText, a global IT security leader.
The program helps staff:
- Understand email risks
- Spot phishing scams
- Test knowledge through simulated phishing emails
This training awareness program starts at $25 per user for a year of access.
Secure Your Practice Today
Equip your staff and make your practice safer for both you and your patients. Contact Medical Wizard at (03) 9888 2555 or email sales@medicalwizard.com.au to learn more about our security awareness training program. Protecting your data has never been more crucial - or more affordable.