eAIS study guide
eAIS · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The eAIS (eHealth Association Information Security) certification is a vendor-neutral credential aimed at professionals who secure health information systems: security officers and analysts in hospitals and clinics, health IT administrators, privacy and compliance staff, and consultants serving healthcare clients. It tests whether you can apply security principles in a clinical context, where patient safety, uptime, and privacy obligations shape every technical decision. The eAIS study guide has 9 sections and about 2,817 words.
01Security Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance in eHealth
This domain tests how an eHealth organisation sets security direction, assigns accountability, and proves compliance to regulators and partners. Expect questions on governance bodies, risk methodology, control frameworks, and the evidence trail that connects policy to practice.
343 words, about 2 min02Health Information Privacy and Data Protection Law
Privacy law questions test whether you can classify data, choose a lawful basis, and meet notification clocks. eHealth adds special-category health data, research secondary use, and cross-border vendors.
351 words, about 2 min03Access Control, Identity Management, and Authentication
Access questions test identity proofing, authentication strength, authorization models, and lifecycle controls. eHealth adds clinical urgency, federated partners, and break-glass access to life-critical records.
308 words, about 2 min04Network Security and Infrastructure Protection
Network questions test segmentation, secure remote access, and protection of connected medical devices. eHealth networks mix clinical systems, IoMT, guest Wi-Fi, and cloud services, so a flat network is a finding.
288 words, about 1 min05Endpoint, Application, and Software Security
Endpoint and application questions test secure build, patching, and assurance across the software lifecycle. In eHealth, a vulnerable patient portal or unmanaged clinician laptop can expose thousands of records.
306 words, about 2 min06Cryptography and Secure Health Data Exchange
Cryptography questions test correct primitive selection, key management, and secure exchange of health data. eHealth exchanges FHIR resources, DICOM images, referrals, and messages across organisational boundaries.
325 words, about 2 min07Security Operations, Monitoring, and Incident Response
Security operations questions test detection, triage, containment, and evidence handling. Healthcare adds clinical uptime pressure and mandatory breach-notification decisions.
311 words, about 2 min08Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Backup
Business continuity questions test impact analysis, recovery objectives, and proof that backups restore. eHealth systems are clinical safety systems: downtime can harm patients, so manual procedures matter.
282 words, about 1 min09Emerging Technology and Security Awareness in Healthcare
Emerging technology questions test risk judgement for AI, cloud, telemedicine, and connected devices, plus whether the workforce can recognise threats. The exam favours controls over hype.
303 words, about 2 min