The National Museum of the Royal Navy faced an event that every museum hopes never to experience: a ransomware cyberattack. Overni...

The National Museum of the Royal Navy faced an event that every museum hopes never to experience: a ransomware cyberattack. Overnight, the organisation’s entire digital infrastructure—from ticketing systems to collections databases—was encrypted and rendered unusable. What followed was months of disruption, emergency response, and a hard-earned recovery. The experience highlights the scale of risk that cultural institutions face in the digital age, and offers valuable lessons for how museums can prepare for the inevitable. The National Museum’s experience echoes what other institutions have faced: cyberattacks can have the same impact as a fire or flood. The damage may be invisible, but the risk to collections, infrastructure, and institutional memory is no less severe. https://lnkd.in/eFefg6zC