ABOUT THE CUSTOMER
Our customer empowers payers with a truly NEXT-GEN cloud-native, holistic and customizable platform preventing and adapting to the ever-evolving claims and payments inaccuracies. Their solutions help reduce complexity and administrative costs with a unified healthcare dedicated platform.
It also empowers your teams to configure your own policies in simple English or using simple policy specific templates. Now your release cycles are in hours without any vendor dependencies.
THE CHALLENGE
As the business grew, the customer recognized the increasing importance of securing their EKS infrastructure to safeguard against potential security threats and vulnerabilities. They sought to establish a robust security framework and adopt industry best practices to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of their EKS workloads.
The main challenges faced were:
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- The customer lacked comprehensive visibility into their EKS clusters, making it difficult to detect potential security breaches or unauthorized access.
- There was a lack of effective processes for managing vulnerabilities within EKS.
- The customer needed to adhere to industry-specific compliance standards, such as PCI DSS or HIPAA.
THE SOLUTION
Our approach was to implement EKS security best practices, focusing on the following key areas:
- Authentication and Authorization:
- Enabled IAM roles for EKS cluster access
- Utilized Security Groups and Network Policies for enhanced isolation
- Cluster Configuration and Hardening:
- Implemented secure EKS cluster configurations
- Employed Managed Node Groups with up-to-date AMIs
- Monitoring and Logging:
- Configured CloudTrail and CloudWatch for real-time visibility
- Implemented centralized logging using Fluentd and CloudWatch Logs
BENEFITS DELIVERED
- Improved Security Posture: Reduced the risk of security breaches by implementing best practices. Achieved compliance with industry-specific regulations, such as PCI DSS or HIPAA
- Enhanced Operational Efficiency: Reduced incident response and resolution time by up to 40%, leading to improved operational efficiency and minimizing potential business disruptions
- Cost Savings: Avoided potential financial losses associated with security incidents
By addressing vulnerabilities, enhancing visibility, and adhering to compliance requirements, the customer achieved quantifiable benefits of reduced risk exposure, compliance adherence, operational efficiency, and cost savings.
