Case Study: St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton achieves 24/7 AI-powered protection for critical web applications and patient data with Check Point Software's CloudGuard WAF

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Secures Critical Applications With AI-Powered Cloud Security

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, an 8,000-employee hospital system in Hamilton, Ontario, needed to protect sensitive patient data and ensure continuous availability of its EHR platform and public-facing web services in a hybrid, digital-first environment. After nearby hospitals experienced disruptive cyberattacks, leadership prioritized a robust, low‑overhead security solution to prevent service interruptions that could endanger patient care.

They implemented Check Point CloudGuard WAF, an AI-powered, cloud-native web application firewall that was fast to deploy and largely “set-and-forget,” using a learning mode to build baselines before switching to prevention. The solution blocked industry threats (including Log4j), reduced false positives and manual tuning, centralized logging for SIEM correlation, and gave the security team confidence and time to focus on higher‑value tasks while maintaining uninterrupted access to critical applications.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

Shawn Fletcher

Senior Enterprise Architect