DevSecOps Transformation to Secure Operations for a US-Based Organic Wine Subscription Company
Overview
The client is an organic wine subscription company that sought to bolster their security measures, fortify their development lifecycle, ensure business continuity during crises, and optimize their infrastructure for high availability. ACL Digital partnered with the client to address crucial aspects of their IT infrastructure, providing tailored solutions that resulted in enhanced security, resilience, and operational efficiency.
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Challenges
Lack of comprehensive security protocols, leaving systems vulnerable to cyber threats
leading to potential downtime and performance issues
recovery plan that ensures business continuity
IDevelopment lifecycle inefficiencies posing significant risks to data integrity and privacy
Solution
- Adopted DevSecOps practices and integrated security tools into the CI/CD pipelines, facilitating the identification of security vulnerabilities during the early stages of the development lifecycle:
Secret scans within the codebase
- Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
- Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
- Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
- Vulnerability scans for Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) and container images
- Static analysis of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to identify security weaknesses
- Provided comprehensive consultation at every stage of the development process to establish a Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to strengthen their security posture
- Application Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) on applications to identify and address vulnerabilities effectively
- Implemented CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks to strengthen the security configuration of Docker and Kubernetes environments
- Developed comprehensive disaster recovery plans to ensure seamless recovery and continuity of operations
- Highly available infrastructure design, creation, and management to guarantee high availability of services
Outcomes
- Significantly strengthened their security posture, mitigating cyber threats and data breach risks
- Improved resilience during IT infrastructure failures or emergencies, minimizing downtime and preserving operational efficiency
- Optimized infrastructure into a highly available environment, capable of delivering uninterrupted services to end-users, even under peak loads or adverse conditions
- Streamlined development lifecycle fostering a culture of security and efficiency throughout the SDLC
