Cloud Security Posture Management for SaaS Platform
A cloud-native SaaS company running entirely on AWS had grown rapidly without consistent security governance. A third-party penetration test revealed 47 misconfiguration findings, including publicly exposed S3 buckets with customer data, creating significant compliance and reputational risk.
Client
Confidential, Cloud SaaS Client
Industry
SaaS & Product StartupsTeam Lead
Vivek Parmar
Date
Q1 2023
Business Challenge
A cloud-native SaaS company running entirely on AWS had grown rapidly without consistent security governance. A third-party penetration test revealed 47 misconfiguration findings, including publicly exposed S3 buckets with customer data, creating significant compliance and reputational risk.
Solution & Approach
Phronex™ conducted a full cloud security posture remediation: AWS Security Hub deployment, Prisma Cloud CSPM for continuous misconfiguration detection, Terraform-based secure infrastructure templates, CI/CD pipeline security gates, and a 90-day remediation roadmap with risk prioritization.
Capabilities Delivered
- AWS Security Hub deployment and alert triage
- Prisma Cloud CSPM for continuous posture monitoring
- Remediation of all 47 pentest findings within 90 days
- Secure Terraform infrastructure templates
- CI/CD security gates to prevent future misconfigurations
Business Outcomes
All 47 pentest findings remediated within 90 days, with 23 critical findings addressed within the first 2 weeks. The cloud security posture score (CIS AWS Benchmark) improved from 34% to 91%. A subsequent independent pentest found zero critical or high findings.
0
Critical/high findings on follow-up pentest
91%
CIS AWS Benchmark compliance score
90 days
All 47 findings remediated
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