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Simon Cowley, Manager, Clinical Engineering at The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Simon Cowley


Manager, Clinical Engineering
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Simon Cowley is Acting Manager – Clinical Engineering Department at The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH). Simon has extensive experience in healthcare technology management, specialising in medical IT and medical device cybersecurity. Simon also holds certifications in PRINCE2 project management and Cybersecurity. Currently employed at RMH for 10 years, Simon has previously worked in biomedical engineering for other Victorian healthcare organisations and biomedical service companies. Simon also has extensive experience from the industrial control system (ICS) sector prior to moving into healthcare.

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Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

3:30 PM Creating a Clear Security Overview using the Maturity Assessment Model and Looking at Medical Device Cyber Security as a Collaborative Approach

In a joint presentation Simon Cowley and Andrew Oldaker discuss their work at the Royal Melbourne Hospital where they are advancing towards stronger cyber defence capabilities. Compromised critical infrastructure - such as medical devices - can impact the capacity of an organisation to perform its primary business functions – such as treating and caring for patients. Healthcare organisations have a wealth of sensitive data, highly sought after by criminal elements, which leads them to be a favourable target. Collaboration, a whole-of-business strategy, and effective controls are essential to mitigate the cyber security risk of medical devices.

  • The Maturity Assessment Model
  • The structure of the model established analysing 72 mandatory controls.
  • Benefits of labelling each hospital will a level of cyber security maturity and how it will attract pertinent questions on cyber capacity.
  • Security for Medical Devices
  • Explore the risks and challenges with industrial controls and critical infrastructure.
  • An overview of the common vulnerabilities for medical devices that if exploited, could result in a cyber incident.