Case Study: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) achieves full device visibility and stronger endpoint security with Forescout

California Agency Improves Security Posture Using the Forescout Platform

The California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), which oversees hospital and long-term care safety and healthcare data for the state, faced a growing cybersecurity risk with a small seven-person IT team. Their existing network-security product was too complex to manage, leaving them without reliable, real‑time visibility into endpoints and unable to consistently enforce hygiene, block rogue devices, or reduce time-to-response for incidents.

After a brief proof of concept, OSHPD deployed the Forescout platform and gained full visibility in five days—discovering 2,300 devices (28% more than expected). Continuous posture assessment, automated VLANing/quarantine and USB controls, and ServiceNow integration for an accurate CMDB and ticketing brought endpoints into compliance, cut incident response from days to seconds, saved days of admin work each month, and earned high marks on state security assessments.

OSHPD

Ryan Morris

Chief Technology Officer