Benzinga | Nov 18, 2020 09:13AM EST

CynergisTek Reports ~$1M Managed Services Contract Extension Of Strategic Partnership With Leading University Medical Center

CynergisTek, (NYSE:CTEK), a leading cybersecurity firm helping more than 1,000 healthcare facilities navigate emerging security and privacy issues, today announced a nearly $1 million managed services contract extension of its strategic partnership with a leading university medical center which will fund crucial expanded services for the healthcare institution at a time when research organizations are in dire need of vital protection from cyber adversaries.

The expanded program includes CynergisTek's new security validation service, which provides confirmation that processes, technology, and security controls are responding effectively to simulated attacks. By doing so, clients can develop and evaluate defensive strategies and demonstrate a solid ROI from their security investment when healthcare organizations everywhere are facing new obstacles and dynamic threats.

A recent CynergisTek report stated that organizations that have invested in security-focused resources show year-over-year improvement in their NIST CSF scores. Leveraging CynergisTek's managed services program, allows organizations with the foundation to implement successful strategic plans and can continue enhancing their security and privacy programs while maintaining a predictable year over year budget.

"Clients who aim to expand their managed services to include security validation are not just evaluating their security posture, they are taking the steps to actually validate its effectiveness in production," said Caleb Barlow, CEO and president of CynergisTek. "Moving from traditional 'assessments' to 'security validation' is not only innovative but it sets a new bar for other leading institutions to follow."