After an attack on the server, analysis of the EPDA’s security was undertaken.
The European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) is the only European Parkinson’s umbrella organisation. They have been championing and working with the global Parkinson’s community for nearly 30 years.
As the leading voice for Parkinson’s in Europe, they provide information and resources to all Parkinson’s stakeholders, raise awareness of the disease’s complexities and impact, and advocate for concrete policy change that benefits the Parkinson’s community.
Situation
The EPDA experienced a severe Trojan attack on the their website and none of the backup’s that had been set-up were working deleting six months of work.
Solution
Immediate action was required to restore all data. How this was done was by recovering a backup database, then further analysis of the EPDA’s security was undertaken. Major gaps in the security were identified.
To resolved the issue further website encryption, developing a script to produce secure cloud backups, improved firewall and regular updates to the server. Additional control over access to the systems was put in place.
Result
The approach meant improved web and data security and safeguarded the organisation for the future.
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