St Vincent’s says no sensitive data has been stolen following an IT breach and further instructions
On Thursday, St Vincent’s Health Australia announced findings from a forensic investigation following a breach of its IT system on December 19.
The healthcare and elder care nonprofit said, citing a report from CyberCX, that hackers were unable to steal sensitive personal information from its network.
“Specifically, there is no evidence that identification documents (driver’s licenses, passports, Medicare cards), medical records or banking information have been stolen from our network,” St. Vincent’s emphasized in an update.
The cybersecurity experts also found no evidence of the stolen data posted on the dark web.
The investigation also determined that approximately 4.3 gigabytes of system, configuration and network data had been stolen.
St Vincent’s continues to conduct recovery activities, including 24-hour monitoring to detect and respond to suspicious activity.
eHealth NSW appoints new CTO
eHealth NSW has appointed seasoned technology director Richard Weir as CTO.
Weir, who has more than 15 years of national and global leadership experience in telecommunications, software, financial services and consulting, will also serve as executive director of Service Delivery for the organization.
He was previously at DXC Technology as Director of Technology Delivery for Commonwealth Bank. Weir was also the former CTO for Thomson Reuters and PayVantage.
According to a press release, Weir will oversee the management of the eHealth NSW platforms statewide and lead the Service Delivery team of more than 1,400 IT professionals.
eHealth NSW also announced the launch of new approval management functionality in the SafeScript NSW real-time monitoring program.
SafeScript NSW launched in 2022 and now has an approval history for certain high-risk Schedule 8 drugs. This allows prescribers to easily submit approval requests online; track their progress; and terminate or cancel existing approvals.
Technology supplier requested for Emergency WA upgrade
The Western Australian government has engaged public safety technology provider Genvis to deliver an enhanced emergency information platform.
The contract is part of a multi-year project to deliver improvements to Emergency WA, which has been providing authoritative, accurate and timely emergency information across the state since 2016.
Genvis will work with the WA Department of Emergency Services to enable Emergency WA “to provide faster, more personalized and targeted alerts during emergencies”, according to a press release. There will also be an effort to provide nationally consistent warnings through the Australian Warning System.
New features on Emergency WA will be rolled out in phases and include an app and translated alerts; the ability to set waiting zones; integration with smart home and wearable devices; and new accessibility features.