Pharmaceutical companies in the UK and Europe are confronting a pharma cybersecurity crisis. With vast stores of intellectual property, sensitive patient data, and complex digital supply chains, the industry is a lucrative target for threat actors.
Top Pharma Cybersecurity Challenges:
🧬 June 2024 – Synnovis ransomware attack hits London hospitals
A ransomware attack on Synnovis—a diagnostics partner to several NHS Trusts—halted pathology testing, impacting surgeries and emergency care across London. The Qilin cyber gang later published 400GB of stolen patient and lab data, making this one of the UK’s most disruptive healthcare breaches to date.
🦠 April 2025 – ResolverRAT targets pharma & healthcare across Europe
A widespread phishing campaign delivered custom malware using DLL sideloading. ResolverRAT quietly infiltrated pharma systems, stealing research data and credentials, showing how advanced persistent threats now target R&D environments.
📊 EU Cyber Incidents Report (2023)
The European Commission cited 309 major cybersecurity events in the healthcare sector in 2023—more than any other critical industry.
Impact Area | Consequences |
R&D Operations | Project delays, IP theft, competitive loss |
Patient Trust | Data leaks can erode public confidence |
Compliance Risks | Heavy fines under GDPR, DORA, and MHRA |
Operational Downtime | Drug production and clinical trials disrupted |
Cristie Software provides solutions built for rapid recovery, data integrity, and zero-downtime failover—exactly what the pharmaceutical industry needs to meet today’s threat landscape.
✅ 1. Automated Backup Verification with Continuous Recovery Assurance (CRA)
🔄 2. Real-Time System Replication with CloneManager
🛡 3. Clean-Room Recovery Validation
📋 4. Audit-Ready Reporting for Compliance
Whether you’re managing global clinical trials or maintaining a 24/7 manufacturing operation, Cristie’s solutions reduce recovery time, safeguard data integrity, and streamline compliance—while minimizing disruption and downtime.
➡ Visit www.cristie.com to learn more or get in touch with our team.
Contact the Cristie Software team if you are looking to improve system recovery and replication within your organization, or to learn more about system replication and our system recovery integration with leading backup solutions from vendors including IBM, Dell Technologies, Rubrik and Cohesity.
Finally, learn how we are helping further companies modernize system recovery in our Use Case pages.
