SCISSEC - Security Research Group

Discipline/Area Specialists

Dr. Patricia Williams trish.williams@ecu.edu.au

Area Adjuncts TBA

Current Research Projects

Medical Information Security In General Practice in Australia
Following completion of doctoral research into the awareness of security practices in primary care medicine in Australia, this on-going research aims to provide a model for improving medical information security based on awareness, education and current capability.

Medical Security Publications
The following are refereed publications and papers by the SCISSEC Research group:

2008
Williams, P.A.H. (2008). When trust defies common security sense. Health Informatics Journal,14(3), [Accepted for publication June 2007].

Williams, P.A.H. (2008) A Practical Application of CMM to Medical Security Capability. Information Management and Computer Security, [Accepted for publication October 2007].

2007
Williams, P.A. H. (2007). Information Governance: A Model for Security in Medical Practice. Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law, 2(1), 54-67.

Williams, P.A. H. (2007). Medical data security: Are you informed or afraid? International Journal of Information and Computer Security, 1(4), 414-429.

Ami-Narh, J. T. & Williams, P. A. H. (2007). The need for a security/privacy model for the health sector in Ghana. In C. Valli and A. Woodward (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Australian Information Security Management Conference, School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA.

Al-Hajri, H & Williams, P. A. H. (2007). The effectiveness of investigative tools for Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card forensics. In C. Valli and A. Woodward (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Australian Digital Forensics Conference, School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA.

Williams, P. A. H. (2007). Medical insecurity: when one size does not fit all. In C. Valli and A. Woodward (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Australian Information Security Management Conference, School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA.

Williams, P. A. H. (2007). The effects of IT on information culture in general medical practice. Paper presented at the TILC 2007 T2-Technology and Transformation: Transforming Information and Learning Conference, Edith Cowan University.

Williams, P. A. H. (2007). A holistic perspective on models for medical information security. In H.R. Arabnia & S. Aissi (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2007 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing - SAM’07 - The 2007 International Conference on Security & Management. USA: CSREA Press.

Woodward, A & Williams, P. A. H. (2007). Wireless Rx - Risk assessment and recommendations for securing a wireless network in a medical practice. In H.R. Arabnia & S. Aissi (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2007 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing - SAM’07 - The 2007 International Conference on Security & Management. USA: CSREA Press.

Mahncke, R.J. & Williams, P. A. H. (2007). The issues in securing electronic health information in transit. In H.R. Arabnia & S. Aissi (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2007 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing - SAM’07 - The 2007 International Conference on Security & Management. USA: CSREA Press

2006
Williams, P. A. H., & Mahncke, R. (2006). Shared Electronic Health Records: A changing landscape for security in medical practice. Journal of Information Warfare, 5(2), 61-72.

Williams, P. A. H. (2006). Making Research Real: Is Action Research a Suitable Methodology for Medical Information Security Investigations? In C. Valli and A. Woodward (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Australian Information Security Management Conference, 184-195, School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA.

Webb, D. & Williams, P. A. H. (2006). Telemedicine and the digital door doctor. In C. Valli and A. Woodward (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Australian Information Security Management Conference, 184-195, School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA.

Mahncke, R. & Williams, P. A. H. (2006). Secure transmission of shared electronic health records: A review. In C. Valli and A. Woodward (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th Australian Information Security Management Conference, 184-195, School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA.

Williams, P. A. H., & Mahncke, R. (2006) Primary care information security: A case for practical assistance. In J. Westbrook, J. Callan and G. Margelis (Eds.), Proceedings of the HIC2006 Bridging the Digital Divide: Clinician, Consumer and Computer International Conference, paper 51. Health Informatics Society of Australia Ltd, Sydney, Australia.

Williams, P. A. H. (2006). Appraising information security rituals in primary care medical practice. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Network Conference (INC2006), Plymouth UK, (11-14 July 2006).

Williams, P. A. H. (2006). The role of standards in medical information security: An opportunity for Improvement. In Proceedings of the 2006 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing - SAM’06 - The 2006 International Conference on Security & Management, Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (June 26-29, 2006)

Williams, P. A. H. (2006). Security immunisation using basic countermeasures. In Proceedings of the 2006 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing - SAM’06 - The 2006 International Conference on Security & Management, Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (June 26-29, 2006)

2005
Terado, E. and Williams, P. A. H. (2005) Securing PDAs in the healthcare environment, Journal of Information Warfare, 4(1), pp 61-68.

Williams, P. A. H. (2005). Information Security Awareness for Medical Practitioners. CISSE-AP - 1st Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education Asia Pacific, 21st -22nd November 2005, UniSA,Adelaide, South Australia, pp. 32-41.

Williams, P. A. H. (2005). Physician secure thyself. In C. Valli (ed), 3rd Australian Information Security Management Conference, School of Computer and Information Science [Awarded Best Paper], Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA

Williams, P. A. H. (2005). The underestimation of threats to patient data in clinical practice. In C. Valli (Ed), 3rd Australian Information Security Management Conference, School of Computer and Information Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA

Williams, P. A. H. (2005). Where are the policies for PDA usage in the Australian healthcare environment?. In B. Hutchison (Ed), 4th European Conference on Information Warfare and Security Academic Conferences Limited, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK, pp. 401-408

Williams, P. A. H. and Mahncke, R. (2005). A new breed of risk: Electronic medical records. In M. Warren & G. Pye (Eds), 6th Australian Information Warfare and Security Conference, School of Information Systems, Deakin University, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., pp. 227-234.

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