Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health has instructed employees not to access Vanderbilt University’s IT resources as the university responds to an active cybersecurity incident.
In a Nov. 9 alert, Vanderbilt Health said employees should not attempt to use or log into the university’s IT systems until further notice. Employees were also instructed not to connect removable media, including USB drives, laptops or external storage devices, to university systems.
The health system said it is taking precautions to protect its IT infrastructure and that its systems so far have not been affected by the incident, though it is continuing to monitor the situation.
Patient care is continuing across all Vanderbilt Health hospitals and clinical locations, according to the alert.
Vanderbilt University confirmed Nov. 9 that it was responding to an active cybersecurity incident that could affect university devices, systems and cloud-based services.
The university instructed students, faculty and staff to shut down university devices, disconnect from campus Wi-Fi and report suspicious activity. Its IT team is investigating the incident and working to contain it.
In a subsequent update Nov. 9, the university said campus Wi-Fi had been restored, but access to most university systems and applications remained restricted. Vanderbilt Information Technology is working with government agencies and other partners to manage the situation, and the university said it would operate on a normal schedule Nov. 10.
The university has not publicly identified the cause of the incident or disclosed whether any data was compromised.
