HEALTHCARE CYBERSECURITY CASE STUDY
From a ransomware incident to a stronger IT foundation.
How Fortify IT helped OrthoAtlanta Surgery Center move forward after ransomware exposed weaknesses in its previous IT environment.
Ambulatory surgery center • Healthcare IT • Cybersecurity • Ransomware recovery
THE CHALLENGE
A ransomware event changed the question from “Does IT work?” to “Can we trust it?”
OrthoAtlanta Surgery Center came to Fortify IT after its previous IT provider failed to adequately protect the organization’s computers and data from ransomware. For a healthcare organization, the incident was not simply a technical inconvenience. Reliable systems and protection of sensitive information are central to daily operations.
The surgery center needed a technology partner that could address the existing environment, correct underlying problems and establish a stronger security foundation going forward.
FORTIFY IT’S RESPONSE
Clean up the environment, correct the foundation and improve protection.
Environment cleanup. Fortify IT addressed the technology and security problems inherited from the previous environment.
Secure configuration. Systems were set up with security and ongoing manageability in mind.
Ongoing protection. The relationship moved beyond incident cleanup toward continued protection of computers and business data.
Healthcare-aware support. Security and availability were treated as ongoing operational requirements rather than a one-time project.
IN THE CLIENT’S WORDS
“We contacted Fortify after our previous IT company failed at protecting our computers and data from ransomware. Fortify came in, cleaned up the previous mess and set up our systems the correct way. I rest easy every night knowing Fortify has our data protected and computers secure.”Lynn K.Manager, OrthoAtlanta Surgery Center
THE OUTCOME
Confidence in the environment was restored.
The most meaningful outcome was not a marketing statistic. It was confidence. After Fortify IT cleaned up and rebuilt the technology foundation, Lynn described being able to rest easier knowing the organization’s data and computers were being protected.
For Fortify IT, that is the goal of managed cybersecurity: reduce risk, improve the environment and give the client a technology partner that remains accountable after the immediate crisis is over.
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