Every case study below is a real New England business that came to us with a security gap, a compliance deadline, or a close call — and left with a hardened, audit-ready IT environment. The numbers speak for themselves.
From dental practices to defense contractors, we've helped New England businesses eliminate vulnerabilities, achieve compliance, and build IT environments they can depend on.
A 40-person dental practice had been operating for years with no formal security stack — unpatched endpoints, shared credentials, no backup solution, and patient data stored on aging local servers with no encryption. When the practice manager first contacted ArchiTECH, they had received a compliance notice and faced a hard deadline to demonstrate HIPAA controls or risk losing their billing agreements.
Our team completed a full HIPAA Security Rule assessment in week one, identifying three critical vulnerabilities: an exposed RDP port accessible from the internet, a shared admin credential used across all workstations, and an unencrypted backup drive stored offsite without access controls. We prioritized and remediated all three within 30 days while simultaneously deploying endpoint detection, MFA across all systems, and a HIPAA-compliant cloud backup solution.
By day 60, the practice had completed staff security awareness training, documented all required HIPAA policies and procedures, and passed their compliance review with zero audit findings. The practice owner told us it was the first time in years she felt genuinely confident about patient data security.
"We had no idea how exposed we were until ArchiTECH walked us through the assessment. They fixed three years of neglect in one month and made sure we never have to worry about compliance again."
— Practice Manager, Plymouth Dental Group
A growing precision manufacturer needed to relocate their factory and administrative office to a larger facility while keeping production running. Their IT environment included servers, network switches, VoIP systems, industrial control system integrations, security cameras, and over 100 end-user devices — all of which needed to be migrated without interrupting manufacturing operations or losing a single hour of production time.
ArchiTECH developed a phased migration plan that allowed production systems to remain live throughout the move. We pre-staged all network infrastructure at the new facility, stood up a parallel environment, and cut over workstations and servers in tightly coordinated overnight windows. Every device was security-hardened before being reconnected to the production network — a step the previous IT vendor had never performed. The entire relocation was completed within 48 hours of the final cutover window.
Post-migration, we performed a full network security audit of the new facility, segmented the industrial control network from the corporate LAN, and deployed 24/7 monitoring across all endpoints and servers. The manufacturer went from a flat, unsegmented network to a fully monitored, defense-in-depth architecture without a single hour of downtime.
"Excellent IT services. Had to relocate all IT assets with a factory and an office. Everything went seamlessly. Ask for Tyson. 5 stars every day."
— Hayden Pritchard, Manufacturing Operations
A 20-person registered investment advisor had worked with a national MSP for three years — and still failed their PCI DSS audit. The auditor cited inadequate network segmentation, absence of a formal vulnerability management program, and unencrypted cardholder data in transit. The firm faced potential fines and was at risk of losing their payment processing agreement, which would have crippled operations.
ArchiTECH performed a gap assessment against the PCI DSS v4.0 requirements within the first two weeks of engagement. We rebuilt their security architecture from the ground up: properly segmented their cardholder data environment, deployed a dedicated vulnerability scanner, implemented continuous log monitoring, and created formal policies covering every required PCI control domain. We also renegotiated their security tooling stack, consolidating redundant vendors and delivering equivalent or better coverage at significantly lower cost.
Within 90 days, the firm sat for their PCI audit again — this time under ArchiTECH management — and passed with full compliance. Their monthly security spend dropped 45% compared to the previous provider, and they now receive quarterly compliance reviews as part of their managed services agreement.
"We spent three years and significant money with our previous MSP and still failed the audit. ArchiTECH got us compliant in 90 days and actually reduced our costs. I wish we had made the switch sooner."
— Managing Partner, Providence-based RIA Firm
A mid-sized litigation and real estate law firm on Cape Cod had a near-miss ransomware incident when a paralegal opened a malicious email attachment. The firm's antivirus flagged the file — barely — but the incident revealed exactly how unprepared they were. They had no endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution, no network segmentation, no immutable backups, and no formal incident response plan. One successful click would have encrypted 20 years of client files.
ArchiTECH conducted an emergency risk assessment within 48 hours of the near-miss. We identified 12 unpatched vulnerabilities across their environment, including two critical Microsoft vulnerabilities with active public exploits. We patched all 12 within 72 hours, deployed enterprise-grade EDR across every endpoint and server, segmented their case management system from general office traffic, and implemented immutable cloud backup with a tested recovery runbook.
We also stood up 24/7 SOC-backed monitoring and delivered a staff phishing awareness training program. Since the ArchiTECH engagement, the firm has had zero security incidents despite being targeted by multiple phishing campaigns that our monitoring has detected and blocked in real time.
"The close call scared us into action. ArchiTECH came in fast, fixed what the previous vendor missed, and now I actually sleep at night knowing our client files are protected."
— Managing Attorney, Cape Cod Law Firm
A precision machine shop in New Bedford had been awarded a subcontract on a DoD program — contingent on demonstrating CMMC Level 2 compliance within six months. The shop's owners knew how to manufacture to military specification, but had no idea what CMMC required of their IT environment. They were processing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) on unprotected workstations, with no access controls, no audit logging, and no concept of the 110 NIST SP 800-171 practices they were required to satisfy.
ArchiTECH conducted a CMMC Level 2 readiness gap assessment and delivered a prioritized remediation roadmap. We built out a CUI-compliant IT environment from scratch: implemented role-based access controls, deployed multi-factor authentication, established audit log collection and retention, configured system and communications protection controls, and created all required System Security Plan (SSP) documentation. We also provided CMMC-specific employee training for all staff who handled CUI.
The machine shop achieved CMMC Level 2 readiness within the six-month deadline, secured their DoD subcontract, and now operates with a documented, repeatable security program that positions them to pursue additional defense contracts. ArchiTECH continues to manage their CMMC-compliant environment on an ongoing basis.
"We had six months to get CMMC ready or lose the contract. ArchiTECH made it happen on time. They understood the requirements better than anyone we talked to and built us a program we can actually maintain."
— Owner, New Bedford Precision Manufacturing
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