James Abruzzo, Haoan Chen, and Nancy Hu’s Disaster Plan on Cyber Attack Disaster Plan for New York City

NYC Department of Health building.

Introduction: The charge of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOH) is to ensure the health and well-being of over 8 million residents amidst one of the most populous and diverse cities in the world. Cybersecurity threats have dramatically increased over the past couple of years, including threats to critical CISA infrastructure such as healthcare. This plan is specifically focused on the NYC DOH and outlines the steps to be taken in the event of a cyber-attack targeting the department.

This Disaster Plan ensures the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene can adequately respond to a cyber-attack on its systems and minimize the scope of the attack or breach of personal information.