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MAY 1, 2024

Prepare Now for Extended Downtime During a Breach

By Karen Blum

What do a landline phone, a fax machine and thermometers have in common? They’re all tools you may need to dust off and use if your pharmacy or hospital faces a cyberattack and must operate under downtime procedures for an extended period.

Typical downtime procedures are designed for short durations, but a cyberattack can take down anything on a server for weeks, said Doug DeJong, MBA, RPh, FASHP, the director of pharmacy advisory services for Premier, during a presentation at