Case Study: Moravian University achieves continuous compliance and stronger security with Horizon3.ai's NodeZero

Empowering Educational Compliance: Navigating the Future with Autonomous Pentesting in Academia

Moravian University, a small private institution founded in 1742 with about 372 staff, faced the dual challenge of meeting strict higher-education compliance requirements and protecting large volumes of sensitive student and research data with limited budget and visibility. Traditional, infrequent pentests and basic vulnerability scanners left the university with costly “one-and-done” assessments and results that were high on findings but low on actionable guidance, so Moravian turned to Horizon3.ai and its autonomous pentesting product, NodeZero, to find a more continuous, practical approach.

Horizon3.ai implemented NodeZero to run continuous, attacker‑style assessments, unlimited and scheduled tests, actionable attack paths, 1‑click remediation verification, downloadable reports, and FLARE notifications; they also added a Phishing Impact test to integrate with awareness programs. The solution gave Moravian immediate, prioritized fix actions, greater network visibility, and faster verification of remediations, helping the school meet DoE and cyber‑insurance expectations — and Moravian reports a drop in phishing response rates from 6.8% to 0.22% while significantly streamlining vulnerability management with Horizon3.ai.

Moravian University

James Beers

Director of Information Security