Case Study: a global medical device and equipment manufacturer recovers from a network breach with Unit 42 from Palo Alto Networks

Global Medical Device and Equipment Manufacturer contains breach in 2 days with Palo Alto Networks

The customer, a global medical device and equipment manufacturer, faced a significant network intrusion stemming from an unpatched VPN vulnerability. They engaged Palo Alto Networks and its Unit 42 Incident Response team to augment their threat hunting, identify the full scope of the breach, and implement containment measures.

Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 team quickly contained the breach, mitigated command and control activity, and identified compromised domain controllers and exposed risks using tools like Cortex Xpanse. The solution included immediate credential resets, system quarantining, VPN migration, and the deployment of Next-Generation Firewalls. The team achieved measurable results, identifying attack vectors in one day and mitigating C2 activity across 500 firewalls in just two days, ultimately restoring systems and enhancing the customer's overall security posture.

Global Medical Device and Equipment Manufacturer