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According to studies, malicious attacks on hospitals and other healthcare organisations account for 30% of all large-scale data security incidents. 

This is just one of the many risks facing healthcare organisations in the contemporary landscape with long wait times in waiting and emergency rooms, an increasing number of domestic abuse victims, as well as more stringent oversight from regulators such as CDC, CMS, MHRA, CQC, and ACSQHC being the other common risks.  

With millions depending on them to ensure their health and well-being, organisations in the healthcare sector need to be prepared to mitigate and address these risks efficiently, which requires the deployment of a reliable risk assessment and management solution.

By employing professional risk assessment tools in healthcare like SECTARA, organisations in the healthcare sector can ensure uninterrupted service even to the most vulnerable individuals by mitigating financial, operational, compliance, and technical risks.

According to studies, malicious attacks on hospitals and other healthcare organisations account for 30% of all large-scale data security incidents. 

This is just one of the many risks facing healthcare organisations in the contemporary landscape with long wait times in waiting and emergency rooms, an increasing number of domestic abuse victims, as well as more stringent oversight from regulators such as CDC, CMS, MHRA, CQC, and ACSQHC being the other common risks.  

With millions depending on them to ensure their health and well-being, organisations in the healthcare sector need to be prepared to mitigate and address these risks efficiently, which requires the deployment of a reliable risk assessment and management solution.

By employing professional risk assessment tools in healthcare like SECTARA, organisations in the healthcare sector can ensure uninterrupted service even to the most vulnerable individuals by mitigating financial, operational, compliance, and technical risks.

Protect patient data through risk identification

  • Identify and prioritise risks, such as data breaches, ransomware attacks, and insider threats that target patient data.
  • Obtain insights and implement security controls such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and access control lists to mitigate identified risks.
  • Monitor security events continuously to detect and respond to threats to the security and integrity of healthcare data in real time.

Protect patient data through risk identification

  • Identify and prioritise risks, such as data breaches, ransomware attacks, and insider threats that target patient data.
  • Obtain insights and implement security controls such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and access control lists to mitigate identified risks.
  • Monitor security events continuously to detect and respond to threats to the security and integrity of healthcare data in real time.

Improve the safety of patients and healthcare professionals

  • Identify various risk factors such as disease breakouts and infections that threaten the safety of patients and healthcare professionals. 
  • Conduct health and safety and environmental hazard risk assessments and build a repository of risk information to make informed decisions. 
  • Implement security controls that enhance safety and security in the healthcare facility with obtained risk insights.

Improve the safety of patients and healthcare professionals

  • Identify various risk factors such as disease breakouts and infections that threaten the safety of patients and healthcare professionals. 
  • Conduct health and safety and environmental hazard risk assessments and build a repository of risk information to make informed decisions. 
  • Implement security controls that enhance safety and security in the healthcare facility with obtained risk insights.

Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

  • Identify gaps in the compliance process by conducting comprehensive evaluations of existing risk and compliance management systems.
  • Build a central repository of compliance information from regulatory frameworks that govern the healthcare sector, including HIPAA, HITECH, and GDPR.
  • Formulate and implement treatment plans that address compliance gaps to ensure alignment with regulatory frameworks.

Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

  • Identify gaps in the compliance process by conducting comprehensive evaluations of existing risk and compliance management systems.
  • Build a central repository of compliance information from regulatory frameworks that govern the healthcare sector, including HIPAA, HITECH, and GDPR.
  • Formulate and implement treatment plans that address compliance gaps to ensure alignment with regulatory frameworks.

Reduce operational costs through effective remediation measures

  • Be informed about potential healthcare security incidents through continuous monitoring of the risk landscape.
  • Reduce the direct and indirect costs of security incidents in the healthcare sector through insight-backed remediation measures. 
  • Debrief doctors, nurses, and other affiliated personnel, on the best practices to prevent security incidents such as infections, cyberattacks, and more.

Reduce operational costs through effective remediation measures

  • Be informed about potential healthcare security incidents through continuous monitoring of the risk landscape.
  • Reduce the direct and indirect costs of security incidents in the healthcare sector through insight-backed remediation measures. 
  • Debrief doctors, nurses, and other affiliated personnel, on the best practices to prevent security incidents such as infections, cyberattacks, and more.

Why choose SECTARATM?

Improves productivity through faster risk assessments

SECTARA™ provides robust risk assessment tools in healthcare to allow you to create, review, and edit all of your risk assessments faster and automate asset, threat, and risk control integration within Risk Registers for more efficient risk management.

Collaborative and easy-to-use security software

SECTARA™ allows you to monitor and review risk assessments at all stages of development. You can conduct collaborative assessments, guide stakeholders through assessment logic with ease, and export professional treatment plans in MS Word/ Excel at any stage.

Highly secure and fully encrypted

All sensitive data is only granted necessary view access. The software is hosted within AWS and accredited by the Australian Government. Five user account types provide complete control over who does/sees what, ensuring that your sensitive data remains secure.

Scalable and tailored to your business

Our solution can be tailored to your specific requirements—you can add to the default content and criteria within your growing data library. SECTARA™ is highly scalable for use by organisations of any size and is applicable in any scope or industry.

Advanced and intuitive risk assessments

SECTARA™ has logical user interfaces designed to surpass the requirements of all major national and global risk standards. Detailed analytics illustrate individual risk assessment results, helping identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Demonstrable value for you and your stakeholders

You can deliver powerful security debriefs using highly visual, interactive dashboards to educate and convince employees and stakeholders. SECTARA’s simplicity makes demonstrating security best practices and procedures easier, simplifying compliance.

Key Global Security Risk Management Standards
7
SECTARA™'S Level Of Alignment With Each
100

SECTARA™ Aligns To International Best Practice For Security Risk...

  • ISO 31000 – Risk management
  • Standards Australia’s Handbook 167 – Security risk management
  • ISO 27005 – Information security risk management
  • Universal Security Management Systems Standard 2017
  • Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework
  • Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework
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Some of the industries we serve

Government

Identify, monitor, and manage systemic risks associated with policy implementation, public safety, and national security with a scalable and configurable risk assessment solution.

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Critical infrastructure

Obtain insights to identify and mitigate potential threats to critical infrastructure like energy, transportation, and communication systems through professional risk assessments.

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Mining

Ensure safe, secure, and efficient operations and overcome common mining challenges like equipment failure and environmental hazards via a professional risk assessment solution.

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Defence

Obtain a comprehensive view of potential threats to national and regional security and implement effective risk management strategies with military-grade risk assessment solutions.

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Healthcare

Ensuring the safety of patients, staff, and other stakeholders while managing risks associated with medical procedures and data privacy through a configurable risk assessment solution.

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Finance

Identify, monitor, and manage critical risks like market volatility and data breaches with a risk assessment solution to protect stakeholder assets and ensure regulatory compliance.

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Consultancy

Help your clients make informed decisions about risk management by leveraging insights from a professional risk assessment solution that helps identify, address, and monitor risks.

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Cybersecurity

Protect your digital assets with our advanced cybersecurity risk assessment solutions. Stay ahead of evolving threats and fortify your defences with comprehensive risk assessments.

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Education

Identify and mitigate compliance, finance, operational, and reputational risks in processes such as student selection and regulatory adherence with professional risk assessments.

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How can SECTARA help healthcare institutions?

The healthcare industry has always been plagued with security risks that affect patient safety, regulatory compliance, and data security. Also, SRM professionals face challenges in understanding these risks and vulnerabilities and implementing proactive strategies due to a lack of a unified system to assess risks and create mitigation plans.

SECTARA provides the tools for SRM professionals to identify vulnerabilities, guide the implementation of targeted security measures, and ensure compliance with regulations. In addition, it also boasts powerful reporting capabilities that can help educate various stakeholders including patients and staff about healthcare security risks.

Our platform allows healthcare institutions to enhance data security measures to protect patient information and reduce the risk of breaches, implement compliance workflows to ensure adherence to regulations and minimise potential penalties, and strengthen security measures to boost patient confidence and create a safer environment. 

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What you get with our free trial

2 users (Account Admin, Org & BU Admin, Assessor, Viewer)

2 concurrent assessments

2 organisations & business units

In product training

The ability to export assessments to MS Word

MS Excel treatment plans

White label SECTARATM platform

White-label exported documents

Audit records

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