Cyber Care Is Patient Care

Join our FREE three-part workshop series to begin securing your organisation today

All care providers now depend on digital systems to deliver services effectively and efficiently. But what would you do if those systems suddenly went down? Could your organisation continue managing care plans and health records without access over a period of weeks, or even months? Would you know how to restore them?  

Although it may be daunting, it’s crucial that we have conversations about the worst-case scenarios surrounding the technology that’s woven into every aspect of the care sector. For all the advantages it provides, there is an equally serious cyber security risk that we must understand and be prepared for.  

Additionally, in the age of AI, cyber threats are becoming more common and harder to detect. It only takes one mistake to cause sensitive patient data to be compromised and potentially risk irreparable damage to your organisation. Now more than ever, we must highlight that cyber is not purely an ‘IT Problem’ but is rather something that should be a shared organisational responsibility.  

Cyber Care Is Patient Care 

Recognising the urgent need to share this message and imbue resilience in the care sector, the Cyber Centre of Excellence, Digital Care Hub, and Care England are proudly partnering to deliver a three-part series of educational cyber security workshops designed to prepare all members of the care sector to defend against modern cyber-attacks. 

The first workshop in the series, titled ‘Cyber in Care: How Much Should You Know?’ will take place on Wednesday 12th November, from 12:00 and 1:30PM. The free online session aims to empower care leaders, managers and frontline teams from residential and domiciliary care environments with practical, jargon-free advice on how to build digital resilience and protect their organisations from growing cyber threats. 

In the 90-minute session, we will strike a balance between education and interaction, ensuring care providers of all technical abilities can participate. The structure includes one hour of educational content and games followed by an optional 30-minute open Q&A discussion to address any pressing concerns about cyber risks.  

Workshop one is suitable for any care provider taking the first step into cyber, and will cover: 

• Creating strong passwords, enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA), and password management 

• Using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to stay secure while working remotely 

• How to detect a phishing scam in the age of AI 

• The risks of ransomware 

• Data Security and Protection Toolkits (DSPT) 

• Care-specific digital and data protection compliance. 

Following this, there will be two additional workshops in the series; Cyber in Care: The Deep, the Dark and the Hidden Dangers, and Cyber in Care: Resilience, Recovery & Incident Response, slated for January 21st and February 25th, 2026, respectively. 

Workshop Two will uncover the hidden underbelly of the internet – the dark web – and explore the risks it poses to all organisations. In this session, we’ll explain what the dark web is, how your organisation’s login credentials can end up there, and how this exposure can create vulnerabilities that cyber criminals may exploit within your organisation and its supply chain. 

Following Workshop One, the Cyber Centre of Excellence will proudly offer a free dark web scan to organisations that attended and plan to continue with the series. Using your organisation’s email domain (e.g. @organisation.org.uk), we will identify any leaked credentials detected on the dark web that could pose a serious security risk. Our team will then provide guidance and support to help you remediate these vulnerabilities before the final workshop. 

The third and final workshop will focus on practical continuity and recovery planning in the event of a cyber-attack. We will share templates, checklists, and exercises to support immediate action, explore the use of digital twin visualisation for resilience planning, and highlight the value of tabletop exercises in strengthening preparedness. 

Kurtis Toy, Chief Executive of the Cyber Centre of Excellence, will be co-hosting the workshop alongside Sam Cattell, Technical Cyber Lead for Digital Care Hub. He commented: 

“The growing threat posed to the care sector demands urgent action from staff at every level – not just IT teams. We’re delighted to be working with Digital Care Hub and Care England on this workshop series to empower care providers with the practical guidance needed to strengthen their digital resilience – in turn – protecting both their service operations and the people they support”. 

Cattell added: 

“The care sector runs on trust, and trust is exactly what cyber criminals exploit. You don’t need to be a tech expert to understand how to protect your organisation; you just need to know what you’re protecting, and why it matters. 

These sessions aren’t about jargon or fear – they’re about building confidence. Once you see the world the way an attacker does, you start to close the doors they depend on. Prepared, not paranoid – that’s the goal.” 

By taking proactive steps today, we can all do our part to prevent tomorrow’s crises in the care sector. 

We invite all care providers – from small residential homes to large multi-site organisations – to join us in building a safer, more secure future for the care sector. 

Sign up to Workshop One ‘Cyber in Care: How Much Should You Know?’ today.