Healthcare is one of Australia’s most targeted industries for cyber attacks. With rising breach frequency, stricter regulation and real-world impacts on patient care, cyber resilience is no longer just an IT issue—it’s a governance priority.

This board-level guide helps healthcare leaders understand their cyber risk exposure, strengthen oversight and move from assumption to evidence-based resilience.  
 

In this guide, you’ll learn how to:

• Understand why healthcare is a high-value cyber target

• Assess the impact of breaches on operations, reputation and patient safety

• Navigate evolving regulatory and governance expectations

• Elevate cyber resilience to a board-level responsibility

• Identify gaps and benchmark against frameworks like the Essential Eight

• Strengthen oversight with structured risk and incident response processes