Hospital emerges successfully from ransomware attack, recovers payroll system by deadline
Hospital emerges successfully from ransomware attack, recovers payroll system by deadline
1 PagesIn 2024, a hospital IT team discovered both data centers were down and the VMware environment compromised, with Active Directory and core infrastructure failing. The team immediately engaged Cohesity’s Cyber Event Response Team (CERT). To contain and investigate the threat, CERT disconnected all systems linked to the Cohesity cluster to prevent further exposure, changed all cluster passwords, and froze the cluster to preserve potential forensic evidence. William Wells, Cohesity CERT Tech Lead, emphasizes that containing the attack early helps manage risk and accelerates the overall response process.
