CIPHER: The Cyber Incident Platform for Healthcare Emergency Response

CIPHER is a research platform developed through the UC San Diego Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity to help researchers, healthcare organizations, and partners better understand how cyberattacks affect care delivery. By combining interactive models, open-source materials, and research datasets, CIPHER supports the study of patient harms, operational disruption, and emergency response during healthcare IT downtime.

Start with the Live Platform

Explore the full CIPHER experience, including interactive models, project resources, and tools for understanding cyberattack-related impacts in healthcare environments.

Launch the CIPHER Platform

Platform, Code, and Data

Live CIPHER Platform

Access the full platform, including CIPHER models, supporting resources, and interactive research tools.

Open-Source Code

View the public GitHub repository for the project’s interactive models and related materials.

Citable Research Record

Access the project’s citable research materials and dataset record on Zenodo.

What CIPHER Shows

CIPHER was designed to help model the effects of hospital cyberattacks over time. Drawing on documented cyber incidents and patient-harm reports, the platform helps users explore how disruption may affect clinical specialties, technical systems, and emergency response during healthcare downtime.

Watch the Demonstration

This demonstration provides an overview of the CIPHER platform and how it can support healthcare cybersecurity research and operational preparedness.

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Interactive Preview: CIPHER Cube

The CIPHER Cube offers a visual preview of patient harms reported during hospital cyberattacks. Users can explore incidents by technical domain, time point, and clinical specialty to better understand how cyber disruption may affect care delivery over time.

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Note: The interactive model is intended for research and situational awareness, not clinical guidance.