Securing a UAE Fintech: From Critical AWS Exposure to NCA Compliant
How SOC Root's automated intelligence pipeline identified exposed S3 buckets and IAM misconfigurations for a high-growth financial platform within 48 hours.
The Challenge
A UAE-based fintech startup handling sensitive payment gateway data approached SOC Root prior to a mandated NCA ECC 2.0 readiness audit. They had rapidly scaled their AWS infrastructure but lacked continuous visibility into their attack surface.
Traditional penetration testing quotes were prohibitively expensive and estimated to take 3-4 weeks. The client needed actionable intelligence immediately to satisfy regulatory constraints.
The Synapse Engine Approach
Instead of a manual, time-consuming review, we deployed the Synapse SOC Engine which autonomously maps and exploits external infrastructure.
- Continuous Subdomain DiscoveryPassive intelligence gathering revealed 12 staging subdomains that were not documented by the engineering team.
- Automated Pentesting via NucleiTargeted scans identified a critical misconfiguration in an API staging endpoint exposing unauthenticated AWS S3 buckets.
- LLM Driven TriageThe engine generated a remediation plan instantly, filtering out 40+ false positives and prioritizing the IAM exposure.
The Outcome
Within 48 hours of engagement, the client received a fully transparent incident report detailing exact reproduction steps. Using the prioritized remediation actions, their engineering team secured the S3 buckets and updated Cloudflare WAF rules, effectively null-routing the threat surface.
48hr
Turnaround
3
Critical Fixes
100%
NCA Compliance Target