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Essential Eight for Aged Care
Practical cyber compliance for aged care providers, from assessment to ongoing support.
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Cyber security is now part of quality care — and the Essential Eight is Australia’s baseline for getting it right.
The Essential Eight is a set of eight baseline strategies from the Australian Cyber Security Centre. For aged care, it’s the most practical way to protect resident records, clinical systems and continuity of care.
- Protect resident health records, identity documents and payment details
- Meet Notifiable Data Breaches scheme obligations
- Support the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards
- Keep care running when criminals target healthcare
- Follow the Australian Signals Directorate’s recommended baseline
The Eight Essential Strategies
A layered defence that suits aged care — from the resident lounge to the server room.
Application Control
Only approved, trusted software — like your clinical and care management applications — is allowed to run, blocking malicious programs outright.
Patch Applications
Security updates for browsers, office tools and clinical applications are applied promptly, closing the gaps attackers exploit.
Configure Office Macros
Macro settings are locked down so dangerous macros hiding in emailed invoices, forms and attachments can never run.
User Application Hardening
Web browsers, email clients and office software are hardened against common attack techniques.
Restrict Admin Privileges
Staff only get the access they need — powerful administrative rights are closely held, separated and monitored.
Patch Operating Systems
Computers, servers and mobile care devices are kept up to date against known vulnerabilities.
Multi-Factor Authentication
A second layer of identity verification protects email, remote access and cloud systems.
Regular Backups
Tested backups, including offline copies, mean resident records can be restored — not ransomed.
Essential Eight Maturity Levels
Every strategy is measured across four maturity levels. Knowing your current level is the first step.
Not Implemented
The Essential Eight strategies are not in place. This is where unprepared organisations sit before their first assessment.
Foundational
Part of the strategies are in place against the profile of a basic adversary.
Ideal for Single Home Aged Care Providers
Most Providers’ Target
The recommended baseline for most organisations, defending against adversaries with moderate capability.
Recommended for aged care
Advanced
Maturity against sophisticated actors. Relevant for providers holding especially sensitive or high-volume data.
How Intra Tec Helps You Get There
Assessment
An Essential Eight assessment that measures where you sit today, in plain English.
Roadmap
A clear, prioritised plan to lift each strategy to your target maturity level, sequenced around care operations.
Remediation & Support
Hands-on patching, application control, MFA and backups, plus ongoing monitoring and board-ready reporting.
Ready to strengthen your cyber posture?
Book an Essential Eight assessment with the team aged care has trusted for over 30 years.