SSC - Government of India
Case Study: Strengthening Cybersecurity for a Government Sector Client
Overview
A major department within the state government responsible for managing citizen services and sensitive public records sought to proactively assess and strengthen their cybersecurity posture. With increasing cyber threats targeting government institutions, the organization partnered with Securiglobe to conduct a comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) engagement across its applications and internal networks.
Business Needs
Ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of citizen and departmental data. Comply with government cybersecurity mandates and regulatory frameworks. Identify and patch potential security loopholes before they could be exploited by malicious actors. Improve incident response readiness and internal security awareness. Evaluate the resilience of legacy systems and cloud-integrated services.
Problems and Challenges
Outdated systems and legacy applications were not regularly patched or monitored. Lack of a centralized security monitoring framework. Multiple third-party integrations with limited visibility and control. Limited cybersecurity training and awareness among internal staff. No recent third-party penetration testing had been conducted in the past two years.
Solutions
Securiglobe deployed its Red Team and Security Analysts to conduct a full-scope VAPT engagement that included: External and Internal Network Vulnerability Assessments to identify open ports, misconfigurations and exploitable services. Web and API Penetration Testing on citizen-facing applications and back-end services. Manual testing for business logic flaws, privilege escalation and session management weaknesses. Deployment of custom exploits in a safe and controlled manner to simulate real-world attacks. Executive and Technical reporting, with a clear risk rating and detailed remediation guidelines. Stakeholder walkthrough sessions to explain findings, implications and priority-wise fixes.
Benefits
Immediate remediation of high and critical vulnerabilities that could have led to data leaks or unauthorized access. Enhanced security visibility and preparedness across departments and applications. Strengthened regulatory compliance posture aligned with national cybersecurity frameworks. Staff gained a better understanding of secure coding and operational practices. Enabled the IT department to propose a structured cybersecurity roadmap for future improvements.
Project Scope: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
Project Duration: 2 Months