Healthcare organizations operate in one of the most sensitive cybersecurity environments, where patient safety, medical operations, and personal health data all depend on secure and reliable digital systems. Austria’s hospitals, healthcare networks, and medical technology providers must protect clinical infrastructure while ensuring uninterrupted care delivery. The cybersecurity leaders featured here are responsible for securing healthcare systems, protecting patient information, and enabling innovation without compromising safety or trust.
Michael Werzowa — Chief Information Security Officer, HealthTunes.org
Michael Werzowa serves as Chief Information Security Officer at HealthTunes.org, where he leads information security strategy for digital healthcare initiatives. His responsibilities include security architecture, system analysis, and ensuring healthcare platforms remain resilient against cyber threats. His background spans decades of cybersecurity, authentication systems, and secure infrastructure development, including work on public-sector identity and authorization systems. His experience supports the secure delivery of healthcare services in increasingly digital clinical environments.
Karl Baron — Chief Information Security Officer, Wiener Gesundheitsverbund
Karl Baron serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Wiener Gesundheitsverbund, one of Austria’s largest healthcare networks. In this role, he oversees information security across multiple hospitals and healthcare facilities serving millions of patients. His responsibilities include securing patient data, protecting hospital infrastructure, and ensuring compliance with healthcare security standards. His leadership helps ensure that critical healthcare systems remain secure, reliable, and capable of supporting continuous medical care delivery.
Markus Kohlheimer — Chief Information Security Officer, NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur
Markus Kohlheimer serves as Chief Information Security Officer at NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur, which operates healthcare facilities across Lower Austria. His role focuses on protecting healthcare systems, managing cyber risk, and implementing security frameworks that safeguard patient information and clinical operations. Prior to this, he worked in cybersecurity consulting at Deloitte and held security roles in financial institutions. His experience strengthens the healthcare sector’s ability to defend against evolving cyber threats targeting medical infrastructure.
Boris Bednar — Head of Cybersecurity Governance Interfaces and Orchestration, Siemens Healthineers
Boris Bednar serves as Head of Cybersecurity Governance Interfaces and Orchestration at Siemens Healthineers, supporting cybersecurity certification and governance across global healthcare technology operations. His work includes overseeing security compliance processes, supporting ISO 27001 implementation, and strengthening cybersecurity governance across medical technology environments. He previously served as an Information Security Officer responsible for implementing certified security frameworks. His leadership helps ensure healthcare technologies remain secure while supporting clinical innovation and patient safety.
Securing Austria’s Healthcare Systems and Protecting Patient Trust
Healthcare cybersecurity requires protecting both sensitive patient data and the clinical systems that support diagnosis, treatment, and hospital operations. The leaders featured here play a critical role in securing Austria’s healthcare infrastructure while enabling continued digital innovation in medicine.
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