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Tabletop Exercise: Ransomware Attack on Regional Healthcare

Ransomware Attack on Regional Healthcare Network

An interactive cybersecurity tabletop exercise designed for leadership teams to practice incident response decision-making.

// SCENARIO BRIEF

MedCare Regional Health is a mid-sized healthcare network operating 5 clinic locations and 1 urgent care center serving 50,000+ patients. The organization employs 800 staff including physicians, nurses, administrative personnel, and IT support. At 5:45 AM on a Tuesday morning, the night shift IT staff notices unusual network traffic patterns. By 6:00 AM, systems across all locations become unresponsive and a ransom note appears on screens demanding $500,000 in Bitcoin within 72 hours.

Target Audience

Security teams and incident response coordinators
Executive leadership and board members
Cross-functional teams (IT, legal, communications, operations, HR)
Organizations seeking comprehensive security readiness

6

Decision Points

92

Discussion Questions

2-3h

Estimated Duration