Boston Scientific restores operations after cybersecurity incident disrupts order fulfillment

Boston Scientific's cybersecurity incident resulted in a significant disruption to its order fulfillment operations.

Bottom line: Boston Scientific's cybersecurity incident resulted in a significant disruption to its order fulfillment operations.

What's happening: A cyberattack on Boston Scientific's systems on August 29 impacted 1,100 employees worldwide and exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in the 3Com 3C295B network switch, which was discovered by the researchers at 0x14 Security.

What to do: Boston Scientific should implement a robust incident response plan to prevent similar incidents in the future. Additionally, the company should conduct a thorough security audit to identify and remediate any remaining vulnerabilities in its systems.

Source: Industrial Cyber