Cloud Infrastructure Security Enhancement with AWS for Enterprise Audits
Find out how we fortified the client’s cloud environment and secure their entire infrastructure by leveraging various Amazon Web Services.
Our Customer
Enterprise Blockchain Platform
Greenfence is a blockchain platform eco-system developed for the consumer goods industry to enable cost-efficient, transparent and trustworthy commercial relationships at scale. Greenfence empowers stakeholders along the end-to-end value chain to create individualized and secured blockchain networks that can connect, collaborate and transact on a private or public basis.
The Challenge
Weak Infrastructure Protection
The client sought to enhance their cloud security posture by implementing a robust security framework that would address their existing IT security obstacles and establish proactive security measurement for cloud infrastructure. Their obstacles featured achieving greater visibility, incident detection, response capabilities, and a robust defense-in-depth strategy.
Greenfence’s initial challenges included:
- Lack of modern IDS/IPS (intrusion detection/prevention systems) to be able to manage malicious attacks timely and effectively.
- Limited visibility and audit trail: the absence of comprehensive logging and monitoring mechanisms made it challenging for the customer to track and investigate security-related events, impeding incident response and compliance efforts.
- Difficulty in vulnerability assessment: without a robust vulnerability assessment solution, the customer struggled to identify potential security risks and weaknesses in their cloud environment, exposing them to potential threats.
Greenfence, as a services provider to various multinational consumer goods companies, undergoes internal security audits by these companies every four years. The audit procedure consists of two phases: a self assessment survey and an external auditor check. As a part of their ongoing effort to enhance their networking security and following the migration of databases into AWS with data layer (RDS and S3) encryption at rest, Greenfence requested Romexsoft to assist with configuration of additional IDS/IPS solutions, security monitoring and alerting to successfully pass the required security audit.
The Solution
Comprehensive Infrastructure Security Setup on AWS
In order to meet all the mentioned requirements, Romexsoft suggested implementing the solution by utilizing the following AWS Services:
- AWS WAF
By integrating AWS WAF, Greenfence gained the ability to protect their web application from common web exploits and attacks. We established custom rules and conditions to filter and monitor the incoming traffic, which mitigated potential threats. - AWS CloudTrail
The implementation of CloudTrail provided the customer with comprehensive visibility into their AWS account activity. Greenfence gained detailed audit logs of API calls and resource changes, enabling them to track and investigate security events effectively. - AWS Security Hub
With AWS Security Hub, the customer centralized their security findings and obtained a holistic view of their security posture. This enabled them to detect, prioritize, and remediate issues across multiple AWS accounts, services, and regions. - AWS Inspector
By leveraging AWS Inspector, the customer automated vulnerability assessments of their cloud resources. They obtained valuable insights into potential security risks and received actionable recommendations for remediation. - AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
Gauging AWS KMS allowed the customer to manage and control encryption keys used for data protection. Greenfence could encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit, ensuring compliance with security standards and regulations. - Amazon CloudWatch
It empowered the customer with continuous monitoring capabilities. They could collect and analyze logs, metrics, and events from their AWS resources, enabling proactive detection of security incidents and abnormal behavior. - AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)
By leveraging AWS ACM, Greenfence achieved streamlined and automated management of SSL/TLS certificates for their applications and websites. In addition, utilizing ACM eliminated the need for the customer to purchase and maintain certificates from third-party providers. ACM’s certificate management service is offered at no additional cost for certificates used with integrated AWS services, like Elastic Load Balancing, CloudFront, or API Gateway.
Architecture Diagram of AWS Cloud Security Architecture for E-Commerce
The Results
Improved Threat Protection and Incident Response
Implementation of all the said solutions based on AWS services, helped Greenfence strengthen their cloud infrastructure security posture. The combined usage of Romexsoft expertise and AWS services resulted in the following advances for the client:
Improved Threat Protection
The customer’s web applications were shielded from common web exploits and attacks, reducing the risk of data breaches and service disruptions.
Efficient Incident Response
The customer achieved faster incident detection and response by leveraging comprehensive logging and monitoring capabilities. This allowed them to mitigate security incidents promptly, minimizing their impact.
Enhanced Visibility and Compliance
The customer gained greater visibility into their cloud environment, allowing them to monitor, analyze, and respond to security events effectively. Having achieved this, Greenfence were able to meet compliance requirements and implement incident response protocols more efficiently.
Proactive Vulnerability Management
The utilization of AWS Inspector enabled the customer to identify and address vulnerabilities in their cloud infrastructure. This proactive approach significantly reduced the potential for security breaches and improved overall system resilience.
Enhanced Confidence and Customer Trust
Through preemptive vulnerability management and implementation of a robust security framework, the customer instilled greater confidence and trust among their customers and stakeholders, leading to improved business relationships and opportunities.
Successful Security Audits and Compliance
By implementing all above mentioned AWS security services, Greenfence was able to meet industry compliance with common standards such as GDPR and SOC 2, relevant for global consumer goods companies.
Why Romexsoft
Measured Security Improvements Delivered
Romexsoft is a vendor that specializes in AWS cloud infrastructure security implementation services. We help clients strengthen their security posture, guarantee framework compliance, and expedite incident detection and response with our DevOps services.
Organizations select Romexsoft because of our capacity to:
- Reduce incidents by nearly 70% by making significant upgrades to SaaS infrastructure
- Offer more stable system performance and more dependable applications
- Encrease development efficiency and release cycles to facilitate faster delivery
- Establish robust, audit-ready environments to guarantee business continuity
- Reduce expenses while improving cloud infrastructure security.
AWS Cloud Infrastructure Security FAQ
Secure cloud infrastructure and protection services on AWS help reduce the risk of breaches, improve visibility into security events, and ensure compliance with industry standards. They strengthen resilience against attacks, support business continuity, and build customer trust by safeguarding applications and data.
The key components of a secure cloud infrastructure on AWS include web application protection with AWS WAF, logging and audit trails with AWS CloudTrail, centralized security management with AWS Security Hub, vulnerability assessment with Amazon Inspector, data encryption and key management with AWS KMS, monitoring and incident detection with Amazon CloudWatch, and certificate and SSL/TLS management with AWS Certificate Manager (ACM).
Cloud infrastructure security supports successful audit readiness by providing continuous logging, monitoring, and vulnerability assessment that demonstrate control over systems and data. With services like AWS CloudTrail, Security Hub, and Inspector, organizations can maintain transparent records, enforce compliance policies, and quickly address risks, ensuring they meet standards such as GDPR, SOC 2, or PCI DSS.
Combining DevOps services with cloud infrastructure security initiatives enables faster detection and remediation of risks through automation and continuous monitoring. It helps integrate security into every stage of development and operations, reduces downtime, and ensures that compliance and protection scale together with business growth.
