Case Study: MAO (Medical Advocacy & Outreach) achieves ransomware protection, compliance visibility and secure telehealth with Check Point Software

MAO, Medical Advocacy and Outreach, Takes A Giant Step Forward in Security and Data Privacy

Medical Advocacy & Outreach (MAO) is a Montgomery, Alabama–based nonprofit that provides HIV, Hepatitis C, diabetes care and telehealth services across 28 counties. Rapid growth exposed gaps in network and endpoint security—MAO relied on third parties, lacked compliance-ready protections, and needed to stop malware and ransomware while bringing security management in-house.

MAO deployed Check Point solutions (Harmony Endpoint/SandBlast, Quantum Maestro, R80, Compliance and SmartEvent) to gain deep visibility, block thousands of malicious connections, and sandbox advanced threats. The deployment prevented ransomware infections, ensured client data privacy and real‑time compliance visibility, secured telehealth devices, reduced endpoint incidents, and freed IT to focus on expanding secure remote services for more patients.

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Benjamin Urquhart

Division Manager of Information Technology