County Government Gains Unseen Visibility and Assurance with Invary
Organization: County government, Idaho USA
Challenge: Unidentified security exposure within the operating system layer
Solution: Invary’s runtime integrity validation for Windows and Linux systems5
A county located in western Idaho provides essential public services across multiple offices and departments. The county’s IT team manages the technology infrastructure that supports daily operations, communications, and community services.
In a constantly shifting threat landscape, county governments must secure a mix of modern and legacy systems, often with limited resources. The team’s IT director believed his existing endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution offered full protection until Invary revealed a critical gap.
The Challenge: Hidden Exposure Beneath Traditional Security Tools
When the county government’s IT director first evaluated Invary, he discovered a security blind spot he hadn’t realized existed.
"There was a problem, but I was unaware of it. When I was introduced to Invary I found out I had a vital part of our security that was exposed. I thought that the EDR we were using had sufficient coverage,” he explained.
The discovery highlighted a common challenge: traditional endpoint tools focus on threats they know to look for, but they can miss deep operating system or kernel-level tampering. This type of activity can undermine even the most advanced EDR platform and leave organizations unknowingly vulnerable.
The Solution: Deep System Integrity Validation
Invary addressressed this unseen risk by providing continuous visibility into the trustworthiness of the county’s systems.
"Invary can immediately detect OS kernel tampering and never-seen attacks. Invary confirms the state of the kernel and memory, which allows detection irrespective of knowing the tactics and techniques the bad guys use to attack a system,” said Peterson.
By validating runtime integrity, Invary detects malicious activity that traditional tools may overlook and ensures that the operating system itself remains in a trusted and uncompromised state.
Deployment Experience: Cooperative Support and Smooth Operation
The county government’s security team found Invary simple to deploy and maintain, with responsive support from both Invary and its partners during setup.
"Other than the problem of Cortex blocking Invary from functioning, we have not had any other significant issues. The Cortex blocking of Invary has been resolved by the extraordinary cooperation from Invary’s and Cortex’s teams. Invary has been very helpful in giving advice on the few false-positive alerts we have received,” Peterson noted.
Once deployed, Invary began providing actionable insights without adding management overhead, allowing Peterson’s team to confirm system integrity continuously across their environment.
Results: Confidence Through Independent Validation
With Invary in place, the county government now has independent, continuous validation that its systems remain secure and uncompromised. The solution delivers peace of mind and an added layer of assurance that complements existing EDR tools rather than replacing them.
Invary’s ability to verify runtime system integrity gives the county confidence that its security stack is functioning as intended and that critical systems, data, and community services remain protected from unseen threats.
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Invary provides continuous runtime integrity validation for Windows and Linux systems, detecting unauthorized changes that traditional security tools miss. By ensuring systems remain in a known and trusted state, Invary complements existing defenses, strengthens security posture, and helps organizations protect what matters most.
