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Welcome to the Cyber Resiliency in Healthcare micro-credential!
This micro-credential aims to develop your cyber resiliency skills by exploring cyber threats in a healthcare context, cybersecurity standards, and how they can help protect your organization.
Upon successful completion of this micro-credential, you will be able to:
- Synthesize cybersecurity threats in a healthcare context;
- Apply principles of digital technology governance;
- Identify, assess, and manage various cyber risks in a healthcare setting;
- Use the CAN/DGSI 118: Cyber Resiliency in Healthcare Standard to implement a cybersecurity program in your healthcare context;
- Relate fundamentals of project management, and ethical decision-making; and,
- Develop strategies to mitigate potential cyber risks.
This micro-credential was made possible with funding from Public Safety Canada, in collaboration with HealthCareCAN and the Digital Governance Council.

Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 17 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Section 1: Cyber Resiliency in Healthcare Micro-CredentialWelcome to the Cyber Resiliency in Healthcare micro-credential! In this program, we will examine the challenges stemming from the widespread digitization of medical records, the integration of connected medical devices, and the growing threat landscape in the digital realm. Our goal is to provide insights into the challenges and opportunities of cybersecurity in healthcare. Throughout this program, you will participate in activities to reinforce the material covered, gain access to an implementation toolkit to help you apply Standard CAN/DGSI 118, evaluate a real-world cybersecurity scenario, and determine strategies and solutions to enhance cybersecurity resilience and protect sensitive data from cyber threats by following National Standard of Canada, CAN/DGSI 118.12
- 0.2Overview of Cyber Resiliency and CAN/DGSI 118
- 0.14Self-Assessment: What You Already Know
- 0.16Overview of Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Sector
- 0.24Cyber Resiliency
- 0.30CAN/DGSI 118, Cybersecurity: Cyber Resiliency in Healthcare
- 0.45Benefits of CAN/DGSI 118 Compliance for Individuals and Organizations
- 0.48Identifying Key Stakeholders in the Organization and Their Roles
- 0.49Technical and Non-Technical Requirements for Implementing CAN/DGSI 118
- 0.53Take It Further
- 0.57Wrap Up
- 0.59Glossary
- 0.60Sources and References
- Section 2: Implementation ToolkitWelcome to Part Two of the Cyber Resiliency in Healthcare micro-credential: Applying the Standard Using a Toolkit.4
- Section 3: Case StudyWelcome to Part Three of the Cyber Resiliency in Healthcare micro-credential: Analyzing a Case Study for Real World Application.1
- Section 4: Final TestMC Assessments – Cyber Resiliency in Healthcare Micro-credential1