Case Study: Austin Travis County Integral Care reduces data‑breach risk and cuts costs 51% with Fortra (Digital Defense VLM‑Pro)

Austin Travis County Integral Care Reduces Risk of Data Breach and Realizes Cost Savings

Austin Travis County Integral Care (ATCIC) is a community‑based behavioral health provider in Travis County, Texas, serving more than 22,000 people across 44 facilities with an annual budget of $57M. Faced with strict HIPAA/HITECH requirements, a finite IT staff and budget, and the high cost of a potential data breach, ATCIC needed a cost‑effective, end‑to‑end security solution rather than a standalone scanning tool.

ATCIC engaged Digital Defense’s (Fortra) Vulnerability Lifecycle Management – Pro (VLM‑Pro), a cloud‑based managed vulnerability scanning service with a dedicated Personal Security Analyst, 24/7 support and the Frontline dashboard. Within four months their enterprise Security GPA rose 33% (2.57 to 3.41), scan times dropped by almost 80% thanks to the NIRV engine, and cloud delivery cut TCO by about 51%—saving roughly $40K over three years—while reducing breach risk and freeing IT resources for higher‑value work.

Austin Travis County Integral Care

David Evans

Chief Executive Officer