Insurance Provider Secures Critical File Protection with CSS

A leading financial insurance provider needed a secure and scalable solution to protect file transfers and data storage within its cloud environment. By deploying a cloud-based antivirus solution for object storage, the company achieved advanced malware detection, operational efficiency, and compliance with regional data residency requirements.

Customer Overview

The organization is a major provider of property and casualty insurance, serving customers globally. Handling vast amounts of confidential financial data, the company prioritizes data security, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.

Customer Challenge

The customer required a secure and efficient solution to protect file transfers and data storage within its AWS environment. The customer leveraged Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) for high-volume data storage and AWS Transfer Family for managed file transfers. However, a challenge arose—scanning incoming external files for malware before downstream processing.

As a financial institution, the organization holds a large amount of confidential financial information. Data security, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency are key priorities. SaaS-based malware scanning solutions were not viable as they required full access to files and external data transfers, conflicting with data residency requirements. The company needed a fully integrated security solution that ensured all scanning remained within its AWS environment while maintaining performance at scale.

Challenges

• Malware and Ransomware Detection: A scalable, high-speed scanning solution to mitigate security risks from incoming files.
• Operational Efficiency: A security solution that integrates seamlessly into AWS workflows without introducing latency.
• Compliance & Data Privacy: Adherence to Canadian (Law 25) and European (General Data Protection Regulation) requirements, ensuring all scanning occurs within AWS without third-party data exposure.
  
  
  

Solution

To address these challenges, the organization implemented Cloud Storage Security’s Antivirus for Amazon S3, a serverless malware detection solution optimized for AWS environments. The solution was deployed across 80 AWS accounts using a centralized malware scanning account, ensuring strong security while maintaining efficiency.

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Results

• Advanced Threat Detection: Multi-engine malware scanning improves accuracy, reduces false positives, and ensures real-time security with integrated Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) alerts, AWS Lambda automation, and ticketing notifications.
• Operational Efficiency & Scalability: Event-driven, API-based scanning enables seamless high-volume processing, securing application uploads and processing 10,000 files in 20 minutes without disrupting workflows.
• Automated & Seamless Workflow: Tag-based scanning automatically processes clean files while quarantining infected ones, leveraging Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon SNS, and AWS Lambda for event-driven security alerts.
• Optimized Cost & AWS Integration: Available in AWS Marketplace, the solution simplifies procurement and billing while ensuring data remains within the AWS environment.
• Enhanced Security & Compliance: Automated in-environment malware scanning protects file transfers and storage while ensuring compliance with Canadian Law 25, GDPR, and internal mandates.
  
  

Deployment & Success

Cloud Storage Security supported multiple business units through its solution, available in AWS Marketplace. The company collaborated with stakeholders to determine and implement the best-fit scanning models for each workflow. Antivirus for Amazon S3 was deployed within a centralized security services account, ensuring optimal scanning models for different workflows and enabling streamlined deployment across AWS accounts and storage buckets.

Conclusion

As financial institutions increasingly depend on AWS for secure data storage and transfers, implementing proactive malware protection is key to safeguarding against evolving threats. By deploying Antivirus for Amazon S3, the organization reinforced its security posture, streamlined operational efficiency, and ensured compliance with global data residency regulations. Cloud Storage Security’s solution empowered the company to focus on innovation and growth, confident that its data security remains uncompromised.

Moving Forward with CSS

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