Challenges
- High user registration and product catalog growth led to manageability and scalability issues.
- Manual code deployment and multiple silos hindered product releases.
- Security and compliance concerns, along with inadequate disaster recovery, posed risks.
Solutions
- CyberNX, a cybersecurity consulting firm and AWS Partner, was selected to manage AWS infrastructure and optimize security and DevOps strategies.
- A team of experts re-architected the platform with a security-first approach, implementing:
- CloudFormation for automated infrastructure deployment.
- AWS WAF for inbound traffic protection and Fortinet Firewall for outbound traffic security.
- Auto-Scaling, Route 53, CloudFront, S3, and AWS KMS to enhance scalability, response time, and security.
Benefits
- Improved website response time through Cloud Front and better key management using AWS Parameter Store.
- Enhanced scalability with Auto-Scaling, reducing single points of failure and enabling stable and planned release processes with AWS Code Deploy/Code Commit.
- Strengthened web traffic protection with AWS WAF, reducing exposure to Layer 7 attacks.
- Encryption at rest using AWS KMS and cost savings on SSL certificates with AWS Certificate Manager.
- Reduced administrative overhead with AWS System Manager for patch management and improved visibility on security threats with AWS Guard Duty.
- Achieved 30% cost savings on workloads with AWS AMD instances for EC2.
Conclusion
By modernizing its AWS infrastructure with CyberNX, the customer achieved a highly secure, scalable, and efficient architecture. This transformation allowed the business to focus on core operations while benefiting from automation, cost savings, and enhanced security. CyberNX continues to support the customer with ongoing AWS management and cybersecurity expertise.
