Temple Health faced a critical situation that involved third-party risks, particularly in the context of cyber attacks on healthcare-supportive entities such as Change Healthcare. Potential breaches could incapacitate essential services like electronic health records, medication dispensing, or claims processing. The impact of such a breach could extend to impediments in patient care services, with prolonged service outages potentially endangering patient health. Temple Health, under the guidance of CISO Hugo Lai, recognized the importance of strategic planning, safeguarding its IT environment against third-party vulnerabilities and implementing advanced cybersecurity strategies such as network micro-segmentation and backup audits to mitigate risks and ensure operational continuity.
"id": "tem000080524",
"linkid": "temple-university-health-system",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"