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Web Application Firewalls and Shield Adv with AWS FMS

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Overview
A global energy enterprise partnered with Cloudignyte to secure and centralize its AWS cloud environment. As part of a broader security platform implementation, Cloudignyte deployed AWS Firewall Manager (FMS), AWS WAF, and Shield Advanced across 2,000+ AWS accounts. The solution provided enterprise-wide threat protection, automated security enforcement, and seamless compliance alignment, centralised WAF logging, reducing operational complexity while strengthening the company’s cloud security posture.
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Challenge

Multi-Account Complexity 

Securing thousands of AWS accounts under a unified security policy.

Consistent Threat Protection 

Mitigating evolving cyber threats and ensuring compliance with industry security standards.

Centralized Governance 

Enforcing security policies across multiple business units while maintaining operational flexibility.

 DDoS & Attack Prevention

Protecting critical applications from sophisticated attacks without impacting performance.

Cloudignyte’s AWS WAF & Shield Advanced Deployment

Solution

To address these challenges,Cloudignyte designed and implemented an AWS Firewall Manager (FMS)-based security framework, delivering:

AWS Firewall Manager WAF Policies – Standardized WAF rule enforcement across 2,500+ AWS accounts, ensuring unified security.

Shield Advanced Protection – Enterprise-grade DDoS mitigation to safeguard mission-critical cloud applications.

Automated Policy Deployment – Seamless rollout of security policies across business units & subsidiaries.

Comprehensive Logging & Analytics – Real-time visibility into security threats using Athena, AWS Glue, and CloudWatch Dashboards.

SIEM/SOAR Integration – Forwarding security events to centralized SIEM solutions for automated incident response.

Results & Business Impact

    • Increased Threat Mitigation Rate – Successfully blocked millions of malicious requests across all AWS accounts.
    • Streamlined Security Operations – Reduced security management workload by through automation.
    • Continuous Compliance – Ensured adherence to oil & gas industry security regulations with detailed logging & monitoring.
    • Rapid Incident Response – Integrated WAF logs with SIEM/SOAR to enable real-time security event analysis, alongside automated WAF rule
Conclusion
Cloudignyte’s expert AWS security deployment empowered this global energy leader to protect its cloud workloads at scale, achieving consistent, automated security enforcement across thousands of AWS accounts.