Case Study: Halifax Health achieves ransomware prevention and reduces phishing clicks to 1–2% with Proofpoint

Preventing Ransomware And Other Threats At Halifax Health

Halifax Health, a 92-year-old community hospital system in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving 136,000 patients annually with a 600‑bed medical center and about 4,000 employees, faced rising threats from ransomware and email-based fraud that could disrupt care and expose patient data. With board backing, CIO Tom Stafford prioritized stronger defenses and staff readiness to prevent costly system lockups and data heists that increasingly target healthcare.

Halifax deployed Proofpoint Email Security and Protection—including Targeted Attack Protection, cloud sandboxing, machine‑learned threat intelligence—and rolled out continuous user awareness training and phishing simulations. The combined controls improved visibility and response, routinely flagged and quarantined suspicious messages, and helped drive the malicious‑link click rate down to about 1–2%, strengthening the system’s deterrents against email-borne attacks.

Halifax Health

Tom Stafford

VP & CIO