Co-funded by the EU

CyberCare Kymi

We offer a network, free tools, and a learning environment for the social and healthcare sector.

The funding was granted by the Kymenlaakso Regional Council, with co-financing from the European Union.

What we offer

Ensuring cybersecurity is crucial as business resilience requires support. For instance, it is essential to strengthen business continuity capabilities and networks that support the economy.

The healthcare sector plays a pivotal role in Kymenlaakso’s economic structure. However, the industry necessitates modernization, particularly with the adoption of new digital solutions.

Healthcare organizations must possess cybersecurity preparedness to ensure operational continuity even in the event of disruptions. This is paramount when dealing with sensitive customer and patient data and acting as a service provider for the well-being region.

Events

Mastering Attacks Through Practice

Who: Heidi Ilmonen

When: Fri 11.10. from 10 – 12 am

Where: Zoom

The purpose of the webinar is to help advance any data protection plans that may have become stuck. Additionally, if you’re not quite sure whether you’ve described your operations at a sufficient level in your data protection plan, you will also receive tips on this in the webinar.

Sometimes, creating a data protection plan can feel challenging despite having a template to work from. This webinar aims to assist with any data protection plans that may have stalled. If you’re unsure whether you’ve adequately described your operations in your data protection plan, you’ll get helpful insights during this webinar.

The webinar will take place on Friday, October 11, from 10 AM to 12 PM. Participants will receive a recording of the webinar.

Newsletter

Stay Up-to-Date

Please note, the Newsletter is only available in Finnish.

Do you want to stay up-to-date on the latest cybersecurity trends and threats in the social and healthcare sector? Do you want to be part of a network that shares knowledge and experiences? By subscribing to the CyberCare newsletter, you’ll get all this and more!

Through our newsletter, you’ll receive:

  • Information on best practices for ensuring cybersecurity in social and healthcare.

  • News about the latest cybersecurity threats and how to counter them.

  • Invitations to events and webinars where you can learn more about cybersecurity.

  • The opportunity to network with other professionals in the field.

What we do

Digital Networks in Social and Healthcare

Digital Networks in Social and Healthcare

The CyberCare initiative aims to establish a network for enhancing cybersecurity in the social and healthcare sector. This network will bring together small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), public entities, educational organizations, and organizations supporting social and healthcare entrepreneurship to share knowledge, expertise, tools, and collaboration opportunities both regionally and nationally. Robust networks empower businesses to adapt to both regulatory requirements and unforeseen digital challenges.

Online Courses and Scenario-Based Training

Online Courses and Scenario-Based Training

The second work package of the project focuses on gathering information from social and healthcare SMEs through workshops focused on topics like business continuity. Based on this information, the preparedness and knowledge level of companies will be improved. Tailored online courses will be created for social and healthcare entrepreneurs to overcome risks and cyber crises. Similarly, scenario exercises that are most suitable for the companies will be developed and piloted in Xamk’s new cybersecurity virtual laboratory.

Shaping the Future!

Shaping the Future!

The project is taking an active approach to cybersecurity by developing a concept for a cyber crisis management training environment. This environment will serve as a platform for healthcare professionals to hone their skills and enhance their preparedness in the face of cyber threats.

Exercises

Exercises are only available in Finnish.

Related Projects

Kyberasema

Kyberasema

From Kyberasema.fi, you can find free content, online courses, podcasts, videos, and events to strengthen your own and your organization’s information and cybersecurity.

Digiasema

Digiasema

Digiasema Kymenlaakso is the region’s digital hub, bringing together digital services for Kymenlaakso businesses from both the private and public sector. Digiasema Kymenlaakso comprehensively supports the development of digital business, with cybersecurity and game technologies as its core themes.

Kyberturvan tulevaisuus Kymenlaaksossa

Kyberturvan tulevaisuus Kymenlaaksossa

The project supports the cyber and data security preparedness of Kymenlaakso businesses through a diverse service offering, including training and cyber exercises.

Who? Why? How?

Objectives

The project aims to develop the healthcare sector’s operating environment and promote research and development (R&D) activities based on the needs of businesses. In particular, the project supports the continuity of SMEs’ operations and develops new service concepts. National and international R&D activities are increased to improve cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. The project prepares an operational concept for a cyber crisis management hospital training environment. For example, such an environment could be implemented later by utilizing Xamk’s existing training hospital facilities. The hospital training environment is conceptualized in such a way that it can utilize the scenario exercises carried out in this project and Xamk’s VirtualLab, which is being built in the KyberTurvan Tulevaisuus Kymenlaaksossa (Cybersecurity Future in Kymenlaakso) project.

Actions

  • Initiating networks
  • Collaboration and knowledge sharing
  • A web-based study environment tailored to the healthcare sector
  • Cybersecurity exercises
  • Conceptualizing a hospital training environment

Lisätietoja

cybercare@xamk.fi

Heidi Ilmonen
Project Manager
+358 50 336 62 02

Cybersecurity Experts

Janine Klauenbösch
+358 50 479 68 60

Jenna Ruuska
+358 50 407 89 50

Project name:

CyberCare Kymi

Project duration: 1.11.2023–31.12.2025

Info

Lead partner: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Xamk
Focus area: Digital economy

Budget

Financier and main source of funding: Regional Council of Kymenlaakso, Just Transition Fund (JTF) of the European Union
Total budget: 675 242 €
EU part of the total budget: 540 194 €
Xamk part of the total budget: 135 048 €