Case Study: a multi-hospital healthcare system operating across five states protects patient data and passes HIPAA audit with Zymr

a multi-hospital healthcare system operating across five states passes HIPAA audit with zero findings using Zymr

The customer, a multi-hospital healthcare system operating across five states, faced significant cybersecurity challenges ahead of a HIPAA audit. Their complex ecosystem of interconnected applications, unencrypted data transmissions, and weak access controls exposed them to potential breaches of patient data. They engaged Zymr for a comprehensive penetration testing and social engineering assessment to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen their compliance posture.

Zymr executed a multi-layered penetration testing and remediation plan. This included external and internal network assessments, VPN testing, and social engineering exercises. As a result, the healthcare system remediated 15 critical vulnerabilities, encrypted all EHR and imaging traffic end-to-end, and reduced administrative privileges by 80%. Zymr's efforts helped the client pass their HIPAA audit with zero findings, avoiding over $2 million in potential fines, and achieve a 65% improvement in employee resistance to phishing.