CASE STUDIES
Real IT & Cybersecurity Incident Case Studies in Portland & Clackamas
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Ransomware Recovery: Law Firm Locked Out for 72 Hours
A 14-person law firm was hit by ransomware after an employee opened a phishing email. Within 72 hours, operations were restored without paying the ransom because immutable backups, EDR containment, and rapid incident response were already in place.
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Healthcare Compliance Audit Remediation (HIPAA Risk)
A 22-employee healthcare clinic failed a HIPAA risk assessment due to missing documentation and unencrypted devices. Within 90 days, full remediation prevented potential fines of $50,000+ and strengthened breach readiness.
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Financial Services Firm
A financial advisory firm nearly lost $420,000 in a wire fraud scheme. Because of DMARC enforcement and transaction verification controls, the fraudulent transfer was stopped before funds left the account.
One missing email authentication setting would have cost them nearly half a million dollars.