Financial Services Security Hardening
- 100%
- SOC 2 Compliance Score
- Zero
- Security Incidents Post-Implementation
- Real-time
- Threat Detection & Alerting
- Complete
- Audit-Ready Documentation
About the Client
A fintech startup preparing for SOC 2 certification with significant security gaps.
The Challenge
Fintech startup preparing for SOC 2 Type II audit with no existing compliance framework in place
AWS infrastructure lacked encryption at rest and in transit for sensitive financial data
No centralized logging or security monitoring to detect potential threats or breaches
IAM policies were overly permissive with several users having unnecessary admin access
Missing network segmentation allowed lateral movement risk between application tiers
The Solution
ConsultingCrafts designed and executed a comprehensive AWS migration strategy, implementing a secure, scalable, and fully compliant cloud infrastructure.
Technical Implementation
Enabled AWS GuardDuty for intelligent threat detection across all accounts with automated alerting via SNS
Deployed AWS WAF with OWASP Top 10 rule sets protecting ALB endpoints from common web attacks
Implemented KMS customer-managed keys for RDS encryption, S3 bucket encryption, and EBS volume encryption
Redesigned IAM with least-privilege policies, enforced MFA, and implemented role-based access control
Configured VPC flow logs and CloudTrail with centralized logging to S3 with lifecycle policies
Created security runbooks and incident response procedures documented for SOC 2 evidence
Results & Business Impact
- 100%
- SOC 2 Compliance Score
- Zero
- Security Incidents Post-Implementation
- Real-time
- Threat Detection & Alerting
- Complete
- Audit-Ready Documentation
Technology Stack
- AWS EC2
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS OpsWorks
- VPC
- IAM
- KMS
- CloudTrail
- GuardDuty
- S3
- RDS
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