Strengthening Cybersecurity and Data Protection for a Technology Company

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Strengthening Cybersecurity and Data Protection for a Technology Company

Multi-layered cybersecurity with firewalls, intrusion detection, and encryption layers for a technology company.

Focus Areas

Cloud Security Architecture

Data Protection & Encryption

Identity & Access Management

Centralized cloud-based data management system for game assets, source code, and development files.

Business Problem

A rapidly growing technology company specializing in digital collaboration tools faced increasing cybersecurity threats as it expanded globally. With customers in regulated sectors like healthcare, finance, and education, the company needed to upgrade its security architecture and protect sensitive customer data from breaches, unauthorized access, and insider threats. Its existing infrastructure lacked robust visibility, access controls, and encryption standards—putting its reputation and compliance posture at risk.

Key challenges:

  • Unmonitored Attack Surface: Multi-cloud environments with misconfigured security groups and excessive permissions.

  • Weak Access Controls: Lack of centralized identity management and over-privileged IAM roles.

  • Insufficient Threat Detection: Minimal logging and no real-time threat intelligence integration.

  • Data Exposure Risks: Inconsistent encryption and lack of data classification policies.

  • Compliance Gaps: Misaligned controls for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR requirements.

The Approach

Curate collaborated with the company to implement a defense-in-depth cybersecurity strategy that combined cloud-native security tooling, advanced identity governance, and automated compliance workflows. The solution aimed to protect sensitive data, detect threats early, and align with industry regulations—without disrupting innovation or operations.

Key components of the solution:

Discovery and Requirements Gathering

  • Security Posture Review: Assessed cloud configurations (AWS, Azure), IAM policies, and firewall settings.

  • Data Risk Inventory: Identified PII, source code, and customer metadata across storage and compute workloads.

  • Gap Analysis: Benchmarked existing security controls against CIS benchmarks, SOC 2, ISO 27001.

  • Stakeholder Interviews: Gathered input from security, DevOps, compliance, and engineering leads.

Solution Design and Implementation

Cloud Security Hardening

  • Implemented secure baselines using AWS Config, Azure Security Center, and GCP Security Command Center.

  • Enforced least-privilege access using identity federation and role-based access controls.

  • Automated misconfiguration detection and remediation via Terraform Sentinel and Prisma Cloud.

Identity and Access Management

  • Centralized authentication using Okta and Azure AD, integrated with SSO and MFA policies.

  • Audited and pruned unused IAM roles, tokens, and permissions.

  • Enforced just-in-time access for high-privilege operations.

Data Protection and Encryption

  • Classified datasets using AWS Macie and applied automatic encryption with KMS and Vault.

  • Enforced encryption-in-transit and encryption-at-rest across cloud object stores and databases.

  • Enabled secret rotation and versioning policies for API keys and credentials.

Threat Detection and Monitoring

  • Centralized logging using AWS CloudTrail, GCP Audit Logs, and SIEM tools like Splunk and Elastic Stack.

  • Deployed anomaly detection using GuardDuty, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Cloud-native IDS.

  • Created alert triaging workflows with automated incident ticketing in Jira and ServiceNow.

Compliance and Governance

  • Mapped technical controls to SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR requirements.

  • Enabled continuous compliance monitoring and reporting dashboards via Drata.

  • Conducted regular tabletop exercises and penetration testing simulations.

Business Outcomes

Stronger Security Posture


Misconfigurations and excessive privileges were remediated across cloud environments, reducing the attack surface and exposure risk.

End-to-End Data Protection


Sensitive data was encrypted, monitored, and access was governed by policy-driven controls.

Proactive Threat Defense


Early threat detection and response workflows minimized the impact of anomalies and malicious behavior.

Compliance Readiness and Auditability


Achieved SOC 2 Type II certification and ISO 27001 alignment with automated evidence collection and reporting.

Sample KPIs

Here’s a quick summary of the kinds of KPI’s and goals teams were working towards**:

Metric Before After Improvement
Cloud configuration 5/month 20/month 40% increase
Privileged IAM roles 80 10 88% reduction
Time to detect/respond to threats 24 hours 30 minutes 98% faster response
Encryption coverage (PII data) 62% 100% Full Protection
Compliance audit findings (SOC 2) 16 1 94% fewer issues
**Disclaimer: The set of KPI’s are for illustration only and do not reference any specific client data or actual results – they have been modified and anonymized to protect confidentiality and avoid disclosing client data.

Customer Value

Security-First Culture


Proactive security became embedded in development and deployment workflows.

Improved Customer Trust


Demonstrated strong data protection practices to clients in regulated sectors.

Sample Skills of Resources

  • Cloud Security Architects: Designed hardened security controls across multi-cloud environments.

  • IAM Specialists: Audited and refactored identity policies, integrated SSO/MFA platforms.

  • DevSecOps Engineers: Embedded security checks in CI/CD pipelines using tools like OPA and Sentinel.

  • Compliance Analysts: Mapped controls to regulatory frameworks and automated evidence collection.

  • SOC Analysts: Configured SIEM alerts, developed incident triage and response playbooks.

Tools & Technologies

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP

  • IAM & Authentication: Okta, Azure AD, AWS IAM

  • Encryption & Secrets: KMS, Vault, AWS Macie

  • Monitoring & SIEM: CloudTrail, GCP Audit Logs, GuardDuty, Splunk, Elastic Stack

  • Compliance Automation: Drata, Prisma Cloud, Terraform Sentinel

  • Policy Management: OPA/Gatekeeper, Sentinel

Real-time dashboard showing development progress, resource utilization, and milestone tracking.

Conclusion

By deploying a comprehensive, automated cybersecurity framework, the technology company significantly improved its ability to defend against modern threats, protect sensitive data, and comply with global regulations. Curate’s approach enabled scalable governance, seamless security integration, and real-time response—laying the foundation for secure innovation and sustainable growth.

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