Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

Questions without Notice

My Health Record

2:32 pm

Photo of Michaelia CashMichaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

I am advised that there has been no security breach in the seven years that the My Health Record system has been in operation. My Health record system security protects records from unauthorised access and guards against cyberattacks. The controls include secure gateways and firewalls, encryption, authentication mechanisms and malicious content filtering. The system is monitored around the clock by the agency's dedicated Digital Health Cyber Security Centre, which has been tested by the Australian Signals Directorate. The My Health system has been certified and accredited at the 'protected' level under the Australian government information security standards. The system is independently tested frequently to ensure the security settings are robust and working as designed. The Digital Health Agency will continue to work with the industry to ensure everyone across the health sector—

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