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Customer: Major Financial Company (Lebanon)
Industry: Financial Services
Users: 1,250+
Environment: Cloud-based web application
Services: Cloud Security Assessment, Best Practices Implementation, Compliance & Hardening
Financial Company operates a cloud-based web application serving over 1 million users, enabling online account access, transactions, and management of sensitive financial data. With such a large user base and critical information, the company wanted to ensure their platform was secure, compliant, and following cloud best practices.
Challenge / Pain Point
The platform was growing quickly and fully hosted in the cloud. Leadership faced pressing questions:
- Are we following cloud security best practices?
- How strong is our security posture today?
- Are we meeting recognized compliance standards?
- Where are the gaps and what should we address first?
Our Approach
We followed a structured, non-disruptive approach:
- Assess the current cloud and application security
- Measure against best practices and compliance benchmarks
- Improve by implementing prioritized security recommendations
All work was completed without affecting the availability of the platform for its 1M+ users.
What We Did / Actions Taken
- Cloud Security Assessment
- Reviewed cloud architecture, including networks, storage, databases, and identity access.
- Evaluated access controls, roles, and permissions for over-privileged accounts.
- Checked encryption in transit and at rest for sensitive financial data.
- Best Practices Review
- Compared the environment against cloud security best practices and industry standards.
- Identified misconfigurations and weak points, such as overly open network paths or broad permissions.
- Recommended improvements in logging, monitoring, and alerting.
- Compliance & Scoring
- Measured the security posture against compliance frameworks and cloud benchmarks.
- Produced a clear compliance score and gap analysis.
- Prioritized remediation steps based on risk and business impact.
- Guided Hardening
- Worked with the technical team to tighten access controls and roles.
- Improved network segmentation and protection for critical services.
- Enabled and fine-tuned security logging and monitoring.
- Implemented configuration changes to improve compliance scores.
Results & Impact
- Higher compliance score: Platform now aligns with industry benchmarks and internal policies.
- Stronger protection for sensitive data: Improved encryption, access control, and monitoring.
- Clear visibility into security posture: Management and technical teams understand current risks and priorities.
- Confidence to scale in the cloud: Company can continue growth knowing its cloud foundation follows best practices.
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