Case studyHealthcare

Proving backup integrity for public health on AWS

How a state Department of Public Health replaced recovery guesswork with provable clean backups across its AWS environment.

"Ransomware recovery used to feel like walking a tightrope. With Elastio, we've replaced guesswork with certainty, knowing our backups are clean and ready to restore, letting us focus on protecting public health."

Information Security Manager
Customer profile
Industry
Public health (state government)
Cloud platform
AWS
The challenge

No verified backups, no recovery confidence

Ransomware remains one of the most pressing threats to public sector organizations. A key driver of recovery costs is the inability to quickly identify a clean backup, or the discovery that no clean backup exists at all.

For the Department of Public Health, the lack of verified backups meant every incident carried the risk of significant downtime, reintroducing threats, and eroding public trust.

The solution

Continuous Deep File Inspection on AWS

The agency deployed Elastio to close the gap between backup and provable recovery. The Hunt Engine performs Deep File Inspection across all AWS backups, delivering continuous verification of backup integrity.

  • Continuous Deep File Inspection. Every backup is verified for ransomware and corruption automatically.
  • Last-known clean recovery points. The agency knows exactly which backup to restore and when the infection started.
  • No production impact. Agentless inspection runs out-of-band, with no effect on live systems.
  • Recovery confidence. The guessing game is over. Recovery points are provably clean before they are needed.
The outcome

Evidence-based recovery for public health

The agency now operates with continuous visibility into backup integrity. Recovery decisions are based on evidence, not assumptions. Public health services are protected by provable recovery readiness.

Guesswork eliminated
Every backup verified clean before it is needed
Recovery confidence
Agency knows the exact last-known clean recovery point at all times
Public trust protected
Critical health services backed by provable recovery readiness
Frequently asked questions

Questions about this engagement

Who is the customer in this case study?

A state Department of Public Health using AWS to support critical public-health services.

What problem did the agency face before Elastio?

The lack of verified backups meant every incident carried the risk of significant downtime, reintroducing threats, and eroding public trust.

How often does Elastio verify the agency’s backups?

Every backup is verified for ransomware and corruption automatically. The agency now operates with continuous visibility into backup integrity.

Does Elastio run agents on the agency’s systems?

No. Agentless inspection runs out-of-band, with no effect on live systems.

How does the agency know which backup to restore?

Elastio identifies the last-known clean recovery point and surfaces exactly when the infection started, so the agency knows which backup to restore.

What changed about how the agency makes recovery decisions?

Before Elastio, backup recovery was a guessing game. Now recovery decisions are based on evidence — every recovery point is provably clean before it is needed.

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