Challenge
A healthcare research organization needed enterprise-grade website security to protect sensitive medical research data and comply with strict data protection regulations.
Off-the-shelf WordPress security tools could not meet the organization’s requirements without breaking compatibility with essential third-party services like analytics, forms, and verification systems. The organization faced a choice between strong security and a fully functional website – and needed a solution that delivered both.
Solution
84EM built a custom security solution that automatically protects every page on the site without requiring any changes to the organization’s existing website. The system enforces strict rules about what is allowed to run on each page, blocking unauthorized activity while keeping legitimate services functioning normally.
The zero-configuration approach means new services added to the site are automatically protected. The operations team does not need to update security settings as the website evolves.
Key Capabilities
- Automatic protection on every page that verifies and authorizes all active elements on each page load, blocking anything unauthorized without requiring changes to the existing website.
- Full third-party service compatibility maintaining functionality of analytics, forms, and verification systems while blocking all unauthorized activity.
- Multi-layered security enforcement protecting against common web attacks including script injection, content hijacking, and connection interception, with compatibility across all major browsers.
Results
The organization achieved an A+ security rating from an independent assessment without any modifications to their existing website. The improvement happened transparently – no pages needed updating, no services were disrupted, and no ongoing maintenance is required as the site evolves.
The new approach blocks all unauthorized activity on the website while allowing legitimate third-party services to function normally. This replaced the previous setup of broad permission rules that left gaps in coverage.
For a healthcare research organization handling sensitive medical data, the compliance improvement was significant. Multiple data protection requirements that had previously required manual audit verification are now enforced automatically on every page load.
