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Why Annual Application Security Audits Are Vital for Enterprise Security and Compliance
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Why Annual Application Security Audits Are Vital for Enterprise Security and Compliance
Background
Our audits are grounded in the Well-Architected Framework, which evaluates the client’s infrastructure across six essential pillars:
- Security,
- Reliability,
- Performance Efficiency
- Cost Optimization
- Operational Excellence &
- Sustainability
During the audits, we identified that many clients were deeply concerned about potential security breaches due to the absence of best practices. We performed a thorough assessment of their systems, uncovering vulnerabilities that could lead to significant risks.
We categorized clients into two groups: those with existing monitoring tools and those without. Among clients with monitoring tools, we noticed gaps such as unauthorized email addresses for system access and the absence of single sign-on or credential management policies. Although these may seem like minor oversights, they have the potential to cause catastrophic infrastructure failures, data loss, or even system breaches.
We provided actionable recommendations that led to significant improvements, including the implementation of access control best practices, the adoption of monitoring tools like CloudWatch for enhanced infrastructure management, and addressing unauthorized access points. These measures not only bolstered security but also optimized performance and cost-efficiency.
Following our audits, clients experienced major infrastructure upgrades that significantly enhanced security while reducing costs. Specifically:
- In the banking sector, security vulnerabilities decreased by 40%.
- In the healthcare industry, our recommendations resulted in a 17% cost reduction while maintaining high-performance levels.
- Overall, a 30% improvement in system performance was recorded across various sectors.