Why Hospitals need to take action
Hospitals and healthcare facilities have also been targets of cybercriminals for years. Ransomware attacks, in particular, threaten the availability and integrity of sensitive patient data—with dramatic consequences for patient care.
Healthcare Data in the Crosshairs of Cybercriminals
Digital patient data is at the heart of modern hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. Without it, effective patient care would be virtually impossible: from emergency rooms and imaging procedures to medication and billing, nearly all processes are now digital. It is precisely this dependence that makes the healthcare sector a prime target for cybercriminals.
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Modern backup infrastructures face significant challenges today, as they are increasingly becoming direct targets of complex cyberattacks.
Attacks not only encrypt production systems but also specifically target backups. This makes recovery impossible.
Since over 85% of ransomware attacks target Windows systems, Windows-based Veeam servers on NTFS or ReFS volumes are at risk.
Malware and unauthorized processes can manipulate or delete backup data—even security software can be targeted by attacks.
Traditional offsite or cloud solutions are expensive, difficult to implement, and result in long recovery times in the event of an emergency.
The last line of defense
Protect Your Backup Environment
Blocky for Veeam® picks up right where other security measures leave off: with the backup data. While patient data and clinical applications—such as EHRs, PACS, or lab systems—may already be encrypted in the event of an emergency, Blocky prevents even the last line of defense—the backup—from being destroyed or tampered with.
For hospitals, this means that even if patient data or medical systems are encrypted, the Veeam backups remain intact.
When Backups Become Tamper-Proof
Here you’ll find answers to the most frequently asked questions about our solutions, products, and applications—from security and archiving to data management.
Ransomware is malware that encrypts or deletes data and only releases it after a ransom has been paid. As attacks become increasingly sophisticated and frequent, they pose a growing threat to businesses of all sizes and across all industries.
A ransomware attack can paralyze entire networks, prevent access to critical data, and result in high recovery and downtime costs. Even after paying the ransom, it is often impossible to fully recover the data.
Ransomware typically enters a company through phishing emails, infected attachments, or compromised websites. A single wrong click is enough to install malware unnoticed and exploit security vulnerabilities.
Blocky is the ideal complement to Veeam® for effectively protecting your backup data against malware and ransomware attacks. This ensures that your backups remain intact and accessible even in the event of an emergency.
Blocky supports Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025.
