Case Study: Mary McDowell Friends School strengthens sensitive student data protection with Virtru

How a Quaker School Safeguards Health Information with Virtru

Mary McDowell Friends School, a Quaker school for students with learning disabilities in Brooklyn, New York, manages neuropsychological evaluations, medical records, and detailed student assessments. Because much of that information is health data subject to HIPAA, the school needed a better way to protect sensitive information sent over email.

Mary McDowell Friends School implemented Virtru to secure email-based communication with parents and staff. The deployment took less than a day, and the Interim Chief Technology Officer said it took less than an hour to configure. Users found the platform intuitive and easy to use, and the school said its exposure or risk level dropped from about 70 or 80 out of 100 to zero to 10.

Mary McDowell Friends School

Simon Horwith

Interim Chief Technology Officer