Automated Cloud Security Compliance with Cloud RAXAK – RAXAK Protect

Client Background

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is a leading organization in India, responsible for operating retail payments and settlement systems. Given the critical role NPCI plays in India’s financial infrastructure, maintaining a robust security posture across its cloud environments is vital for protecting sensitive data, ensuring regulatory compliance, and preventing unauthorized access.

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CHALLENGES

Before deploying RAXAK Protect, NPCI’s cloud environments required extensive manual effort to manage security compliance, which increased the risk of misconfigurations and slowed down response times. With critical financial data and applications at stake, NPCI needed an automated solution capable of real-time compliance monitoring, rapid remediation, and scalability across their expanding cloud infrastructure.

Solution: Cloud RAXAK – RAXAK Protect

To address its security challenges, NPCI partnered with e.Soft Technologies to implement Cloud RAXAK – RAXAK Protect, a SaaS-based solution that automates cloud security compliance across private and public cloud environments. RAXAK Protect provides end-to-end security from server boot to application runtime, ensuring compliance with industry-specific standards and continuous threat mitigation.

Technologies Used

  • Platform: Cloud RAXAK – RAXAK Protect SaaS
  • Compliance Standards: STIGs, HIPAA, FFIEC, PCI

Solution Implementation: Automated Compliance and Continuous Security

RAXAK Protect was deployed to automate the enforcement of security profiles, based on Defense Industry Standards (STIGs) and other critical compliance standards. The platform’s key features, such as agentless architecture, continuous compliance reporting, and seamless DevOps integration, provided NPCI with an agile solution that adapts to evolving security requirements.

Modules and Key Features

RAXAK Protect includes a range of modules designed to secure, manage, and report on cloud environments:

  • Compliance Management: The platform ensures compliance with standards relevant to the financial industry, such as FFIEC and PCI, through automated remediation and 24/7 monitoring.
  • Security Profiles and Policy Engine: RAXAK Protect’s robust policy engine customizes security configurations, creating profiles tailored to the specific needs of NPCI, with predefined templates for quick implementation.
  • Real-Time Reporting: Continuous compliance reporting provides NPCI with real-time insights into security status, allowing quick remediation and up-to-date audits to ensure data integrity.
  • Configuration Management Database and Compliance Database Centralized management of configurations and compliance records streamlines security governance and enables efficient audits, improving overall security visibility.

RESULTS

By implementing RAXAK Protect, NPCI achieved significant improvements in cloud security management and compliance:

  • Enhanced Security Compliance:RAXAK Protect automated NPCI’s security checks and configurations, eliminating manual errors and ensuring adherence to industry regulations, including FFIEC and PCI.

  • Real-Time Compliance and Reporting:Continuous, real-time compliance checks provided NPCI with immediate updates on any security discrepancies, allowing for prompt remediation and more secure operations.

  • Reduced Operational Costs and Improved Efficiency:The automation of compliance tasks reduced the need for manual interventions, thereby lowering costs and improving resource allocation within NPCI’s security team.

Example – Operational Efficiency

Prior to Cloud RAXAK, NPCI’s team dedicated substantial time to maintaining security configurations across multiple cloud services. With RAXAK Protect, these configurations were automated, allowing the team to reallocate time towards strategic tasks while ensuring a more robust, scalable security framework.

CONCLUSION

Cloud RAXAK – RAXAK Protect provided NPCI with a secure, compliant, and automated cloud environment, enhancing the organization’s operational efficiency and regulatory adherence. The collaboration with e.Soft Technologies enabled NPCI to transition from time-intensive, manual security processes to a dynamic, automated solution, strengthening the integrity and resilience of India’s financial ecosystem.