Like other cities, the City of Bridgeport, West Virginia, experienced a damaging ransomware attack in 2021 that underscored the vulnerabilities small municipalities face when their networks are not sufficiently protected. The following case study shows how City of Bridgeport utilized VirnetX One Matrix to replace their Cisco Anyconnect VPN, resolve slow login times for their police force, improve their overall security posture, as well as lower their cost of ownership with greater insight and control over who has access to user and device activities.