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ChurchShield was operationally protected in 30 days

Case Studies  >  Financial Services for Churches

ChurchShield manages the financial, accounting, tax and payroll operations of more than 1,000 churches nationwide. After a cybersecurity incident in its previous technology environment, and on its insurance provider's recommendation, ChurchShield moved to viLogics TSO-365 Total Secure Office: managed IT and Zero Trust security run as one environment. It was operationally protected within 30 days of signing. In its first year, ChurchShield recorded zero successful breaches, zero data loss and zero cyber-related downtime, and secured new cyber insurance coverage within three days of applying.

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Results snapshot

30 days

from contract signing to an operationally protected environment

<2 min

to detect, contain and remediate an attempted endpoint compromise

0

successful breaches, data loss or cyber-related downtime in year one

3 days

from application to new cyber insurance coverage

Customer context

ChurchShield is entrusted with the financial and payroll information of more than 1,000 churches. Its business runs cloud-first on Microsoft 365, SaaS applications and cloud-delivered services, so its users, devices and data operate well beyond a traditional office network.

  • Organization: ChurchShield
  • Industry: Financial, accounting, tax and payroll services for churches
  • Scale: More than 1,000 churches served nationwide
  • Operating environment: Cloud-first, with Microsoft 365, SaaS applications and modern collaboration
  • Risk requirements: Protecting sensitive client financial data and qualifying for stronger cyber insurance coverage
  • Why it mattered: A breach would expose the financial and payroll data of more than a thousand client churches
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The challenge

After a cybersecurity incident involving its previous technology environment, CEO Chad Schavey reevaluated ChurchShield's managed service and security strategy. A perimeter-based model no longer matched a business where users, devices, SaaS applications, data and AI interactions all lived outside the office network. ChurchShield needed continuous validation of identities, devices, applications, privileges and data movement, not another collection of security products.

  • A prior cybersecurity incident in the previous technology environment
  • A traditional security model that didn't fit a cloud-first business
  • A need to secure a new cyber insurance carrier and improve coverage
  • IT cost and complexity driven by overlapping tools and vendors

"A standard MSP just doesn't meet the new security requirements in today's cyber world. We needed more than IT. We needed real security."

Chad Schavey, CEO, ChurchShield

Why viLogics

ChurchShield wanted a security-first partner, and its insurance provider pointed it to viLogics.

  • Security-first, not a security overlay: managed IT and cybersecurity run as one integrated environment
  • Insurance-ready controls: the TSO-365 control stack was pre-validated with the applicable cyber insurance program
  • Speed through repetition: a refined TSO-365 deployment method built to reach operational protection quickly
  • Lower cost and complexity: modernization, vendor consolidation and security treated as one program

The solution

viLogics deployed TSO-365 Total Secure Office Cyber Defense: managed IT, security operations, Zero Trust Network Access to the endpoint, identity and privileged access, microsegmentation, SASE, CASB, DLP and AI data governance in one operating model.

1

Assessment

  • Mapped where the business was heading: Microsoft 365, SaaS and cloud services
  • Decided which technologies to keep, replace or eliminate
  • Mapped application and service dependencies before enforcement
2

Deployment

  • Identity management, MFA, conditional access and PAM
  • Endpoint Zero Trust and application control
  • Microsegmentation, SASE, CASB and DLP
3

Monitoring

  • Managed security operations with detection and response, including after hours
  • Asset discovery for devices entering and leaving the environment
  • Automated onboarding and offboarding to prevent orphaned access
4

Optimization

  • Removed, replaced or consolidated redundant platforms and vendors
  • Change management with dual validation for significant changes
  • Ongoing SaaS adoption, data governance and AI data controls

The results

Results from ChurchShield's first year under the viLogics TSO-365 security model.

30 days to operational protection

From contract signing to an operationally protected environment in about one month, while normal business operations continued.

Under 2 minutes to remediate

An attempted endpoint compromise at about 2:00 a.m. was detected, contained and remediated in less than two minutes, with no data loss or downtime.

Zero breaches, data loss or downtime

Zero successful breaches, zero data loss and zero cyber-related downtime during the first year under TSO-365.

New cyber coverage in 3 days

With TSO-365 validated, ChurchShield obtained new coverage, with access to $1.5M+ in coverage, within three days of submitting. Coverage is subject to carrier underwriting, eligibility and policy terms.

Customer proof

“We handle sensitive financial and payroll information for more than 1000 churches. After experiencing a cybersecurity issue, we knew our previous approach wasn’t enough. viLogics understood what we needed to protect and had us operationally protected in just 30 days. When an attempted attack happened at two in the morning, their team stopped it in under two minutes without disrupting our business. We went through our first year with no successful breaches, data loss, or cyber-related downtime. I have a lot more confidence knowing our security is being actively managed by people who take it seriously.”

Chad Schavey, CEO, ChurchShield

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Best fit for organizations that...

  • Handle sensitive financial, payroll or client data
  • Run cloud-first on Microsoft 365 and SaaS applications
  • Need to qualify for, or improve, cyber insurance coverage
  • Have outgrown a traditional MSP after a security incident or audit
  • Want managed IT and cybersecurity under one accountable team

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