Abstract
Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations increased dramatically in 2020 and 2021. The University of Vermont Medical Center suffered an attack in October 2020, during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The disruption to hospital computer systems had wide ranging impacts, including loss of online access to the medical library for nearly three months. Library staff worked to reduce impacts and increase access for hospital employees until full access was restored. This case study offers lessons learned and resources for health sciences libraries planning for a potential cyberattack.
Keywords
cyber-attack, cybersecurity, ransomware, healthcare, hospital, library
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-5-2022
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Stokes, Alice, "Disruption of Library Services Due to Hospital Cyberattack: A Case Study" (2022). University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications. 92.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/libfacpub/92
DOI
10.1080/02763869.2022.2054198
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Notes
This is an original manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Medical Reference Services Quarterly on May 5, 2022, available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02763869.2022.2054198