Case Study: Blaine County School District achieves zero data loss recovery after cyberattack with Cohesity

School district recovers from cyberattack with zero data loss Zero ransom paid Zero school days lost

Blaine County School District, serving about 3,200 K-12 students in Idaho, needed a faster disaster recovery plan after its existing backup approach couldn’t meet a 48-hour restoration target. The district selected Cohesity Data Cloud, including Cohesity FortKnox, to protect critical systems against cyberattacks and ensure recoverability.

Just two days after implementation, Blaine County School District was hit by a ransomware attack that encrypted 60% of its systems. Working with Cohesity, the district restored clean backups from Cohesity FortKnox in 48 hours, fully resumed operations in six days, and achieved zero data loss and zero ransom paid, while also reducing backup management effort with a single interface.

Blaine County School District

Paul Zimmerman

Director of Technology