Four client projects and what changed

A healthcare practice, an aerospace contractor, a financial services firm and a government agency.

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Healthcare

24 employees storing patient data on personal drives with no encryption, no two-step sign-in and no backup plan

The cost of doing nothing
HIPAA breach penalty range$50K–$1.5M
Average healthcare data breach$10.93M
Downtime from ransomware (avg)22 days
Patient trust after a breachHard to win back

One phishing click from a reportable breach, with no incident response plan, no threat detection and no record of who had access to what.

The price of fixing it
CloudByte managed services$149/person/mo
Onboarding & migrationIncluded
Phishing simulation programIncluded
24/7 security monitoringIncluded

Two-step sign-in required on every account. Data encrypted in storage and in transit. Automated backups with tested recovery. Phishing simulation program reduced click-through rates by 84% in six months.

The outcome

Zero security incidents since onboarding. HIPAA compliance went from undocumented to audit-ready. Phishing click rates dropped from 31% to under 5%. They now show their setup to partners during due diligence.

[02]
Aerospace & Defense

CMMC assessment approaching with no SSP, no evidence, and a commercial M365 tenant handling CUI

The cost of doing nothing
Failed CMMC assessmentContract loss
Prime contractor flow-down risk$2M+ revenue
Re-assessment timeline6–12 months
Contracts open to competitorsDuring re-assessment

The assessment was 4 months away. Failing it would have put the company's defense contracts at risk.

The price of fixing it
CloudByte managed services$149/person/mo + $500/mo CMMC IT support
GCC High migrationIncluded
SSP and POA&MBy Atomus
Security and compliance programBy Atomus

We completed the GCC High migration in 6 weeks and hardened the environment. Atomus developed the system security plan, with evidence mapped to all 110 NIST 800-171 controls, and runs ongoing compliance monitoring.

The outcome

Assessment passed. Contract retained. CUI now lives in a FedRAMP High boundary with U.S.-person access controls. The client won two new subcontracts in the following year that required CMMC Level 2 — contracts they would have been ineligible for without the migration.

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Financial Services

One flat network with no segmentation, an 8-year-old firewall and remote access over open remote desktop

The cost of doing nothing
Average cost of financial data breach$5.9M
Open remote desktop, a top ransomware entry pointCritical
Regulatory fine exposure (SOX/GLBA)$100K+
Client attrition after breach disclosure~30%

One stolen remote desktop login would give an attacker access to every system on the network, including client financial records, wire approvals and accounting. There was no threat detection and no incident response plan.

The price of fixing it
CloudByte managed services$149/person/mo
Firewall + network overhaulFixed price, spread monthly
Strict access controlsIncluded
Two-step sign-in for everyoneIncluded

Open remote desktop access removed. New firewall deployed with network segmentation. VPN replaced. Every device and account is now checked before it gets access, wherever it connects from.

The outcome

Attack surface reduced by an estimated 90%. Their insurance premium went down after the security review. They passed their next regulatory review with zero findings for the first time.

[04]
Government Agency

140 computers with inconsistent policies, no device management, and 3 former employees still with active logins

The cost of doing nothing
Active logins for former employees3 accounts
Risk of data theft by former staffSevere
Computers failing policy~60%
Failed audit finding (NIST access control)Likely

Nothing removed accounts when people left, and over half of the computers would fail a basic security audit.

The price of fixing it
CloudByte managed services$149/person/mo
Endpoint hardening projectIncluded
Automatic account setup and removalIncluded
Sign-in rules and device policiesIncluded

We removed every former employee's access within 48 hours, enrolled all 140 computers in device management and enforced security policies. New hires now get accounts within hours, and departing staff lose access the same day.

The outcome

Every computer met policy within 60 days. Zero orphaned credentials since deployment. Onboarding time dropped from days to hours. The government agency passed its next assessment with full marks on access control — the section they'd failed twice previously.

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What these four clients have in common

Each came to us with a specific gap and left with the documentation and evidence to pass their next audit, insurance review or assessment.

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Tell us your situation. We'll show you what fixing it looks like.

We'll lay it out like the cases above: what we'd find, the scope and the timeline.