April 9, 2024 at 07:54AM
UK veterinary services provider CVS Group recently experienced a cyberattack resulting in operational disruptions and limited IT system access. Responding to the incident, the company engaged third-party specialists, notified authorities, and restored its business functions and services. Despite ongoing security and monitoring changes, clinical care continued. The incident did not affect operations outside the UK, prompting CVS to accelerate plans to migrate its IT infrastructure to the cloud for improved security and efficiency.
From the meeting notes provided, the following key points can be summarized:
– Veterinary services provider CVS Group has reported operational disruptions following a cyberattack, resulting in unauthorized access to a limited number of its IT systems.
– The company has taken the affected systems offline as part of its incident response plan and has engaged third-party specialists to investigate the nature and extent of the attack.
– CVS Group has proactively informed relevant authorities as personal information might have been compromised and has confirmed that the cyberattack did not affect its operations outside the UK, nor third-party hosted systems or the group’s ecommerce systems.
– Most of its practices continued to provide clinical care to clients and patients throughout the disruption, and business functions and services at its practices have been restored across most locations. However, the increased levels of security and monitoring have resulted in ongoing operational impact.
– The incident has prompted CVS Group to accelerate its plans to migrate its IT infrastructure to the cloud for improved service security and operational efficiency, although this is likely to have an impact on operations for a number of weeks.
– The company operates more than 500 locations in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, and the Republic of Ireland, with the majority of its veterinary practices in the UK.
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