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VirnetX Announces Deployment of VirnetX Matrix™ by City of Bridgeport
Virnet Matrix™ Provides Bridgeport with Increased Protection Against Ransomware and Malware Attacks VirnetX Matrix™ to be Deployed Through VirnetX's
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[{"type":"text","content":"Virnet Matrix™ Provides Bridgeport with Increased Protection Against Ransomware and Malware Attacks\nVirnetX Matrix™ to be Deployed Through VirnetX's Partnership with Solution Synergy \nZEPHYR COVE, Nev., March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSE: VHC) (\"VirnetX\") today announced that the City of Bridgeport, West Virginia, has deployed VirnetX Matrix™ to safeguard the City's internet-based applications, services and critical infrastructure systems from cyberattacks and provide Bridgeport's employees, internal teams and departments with private, single-click access to authorized systems and applications.\nVirnetX partner Solution Synergy identified the opportunity to partner with the City of Bridgeport. \nVirnetX Matrix™ provides an additional layer of protection designed to prevent unauthorized access, enforce access policy controls, and enable real-time network management to protect cloud or on-premises applications from malware, ransomware and other cybersecurity threats. Zero-Trust Network Access protection and \"single-click\" technology are designed to make VirnetX products more effective at preventing cyberthreats and more user-friendly than other available products and services.\n\"In response to a ransomware attack in 2021, the City of Bridgeport began following the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) best practices and services,\" said Jesse Chaney, Director of Information Technology at the City of Bridgeport. \"Upon review of CISA's Cybersecurity Performance Goals, we found that VirnetX Matrix™ satisfies these goals by providing simple, secure access to a protected network allowing our employees and police department to conduct city business and respond to public safety requests more quickly and securely. Since deploying Matrix, Bridgeport has already experienced positive financial, and efficiency impacts as well as increased visibility within our networks. Matrix Zero-Trust Network Access provides protection and effortless deployment without expensive hardware upgrades.\"\n\"Today's threat landscape is intricate and evolving, prompting enterprises like the City of Bridgeport to seek barrier-breaking technologies to prevent security threats,\" said Kendall Larsen, VirnetX CEO and President. \"We are pleased to provide a seamless solution w...