The Challenge: Hidden Vulnerabilities and Growing Security Risks
As the company scaled its digital operations using the modern Microsoft Azure Data Platform, a series of critical vulnerabilities (exposed by developers) surfaced:
- Internet-exposed resources: Misconfigured storage accounts, databases, and logic apps were unintentionally left accessible to the public internet, triggering 25+ critical alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
- Data leakage concerns: Developers were sharing potentially sensitive information through their web portal applications, putting the company at risk of violating GDPR, HIPAA, and State-level data privacy laws.
- Service Fabric risk: The Azure Service Fabric environment hosting mission-critical underwriting and claims applications lacked adequate security controls, exposing the business to potential service disruption.
The stakes were high — one breach could result in State government initiated fines, loss of regulatory certifications, and irreparable damage to customer trust.
Our Solution: A 360° Azure Security Transformation
Enkaytech’s cloud security experts executed a comprehensive security overhaul to protect infrastructure, control data flow, and ensure long-term compliance. Our solution included:
- 🔐Private Connectivity & Network Hardening
- All internet-exposed resources were secured by enabling private endpoints, VNet integration, and service endpoints.
- A site-to-site VPN tunnel was established for secure communication between Azure and on-premises environments.
- Sensitive workloads were isolated within private subnets, cutting external exposure risk by 99.8%.
- 🛡️Zero Trust Security Model
- Identity and access management was rebuilt using Zero Trust principles.
- Strict least-privilege policies and conditional access were enforced.
- Continuous monitoring of privileged accounts reduced insider threat vectors by 85%.
- 📊Advanced Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
- Microsoft Purview DLP was deployed with custom policies to detect and prevent unauthorized sharing of sensitive information.
- Automated policies blocked over 2,000+ high-risk data-sharing attempts in the first month alone across Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint.
- ⚙️Hardened Azure Service Fabric
- Private access controls and Defender-integrated monitoring were applied to the Service Fabric environment, ensuring 24/7 protection of distributed workloads.
Business Impact: Stronger Security, Higher Compliance, Greater Trust
Within just 90 days, the insurance provider achieved a complete security turnaround across its Azure ecosystem:
- 0 internet-exposed resources – All storage, databases, and applications now secured.
- 99.8% reduction in public exposure risk – Significantly lowering the attack surface.
- 100% compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and NAIC cybersecurity regulations.
- Faster audit readiness – Security compliance audits now completed 40% faster.
- Improved customer confidence – Strengthened data protection for over 5 million policyholders.
Why It Matters
In the modern cloud era, infrastructure misconfigurations and accidental data exposure are the leading causes of cloud breaches, with over 70% of organizations facing at least one security incident due to human error (Gartner, 2024).
By partnering with Enkaytech, the client not only mitigated immediate threats but also built a resilient, future-proof cloud security foundation — one that can evolve with their business and regulatory landscape.
Conclusion
This transformation turned a vulnerable Azure data environment into a secure, compliant, and trusted cloud data ecosystem — proving that with the right strategy, tools, and Microsoft Partner, even large-scale financial organizations can eliminate risks and confidently innovate in the cloud.
If protecting sensitive data and ensuring compliance in the cloud is a priority for your organization, our experts at Enkaytech can guide you through a tailored security transformation. Reach out to explore how we can help safeguard your Azure environment and strengthen your overall cloud strategy.
