Major Commercial Bank Strengthens 24/7 Managed SOC & Achieves PCI DSS Compliance with ConsultEdge.Global leveraging AWS Security Services
Company Overview
ConsultEdge.Global partnered with a leading commercial bank in India to modernize its cloud security operations by implementing a centralized 24/7 Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) on AWS.
Operating a large-scale AWS environment across multiple regions, the bank required continuous threat monitoring, automated incident response, and compliance automation to meet the stringent requirements of PCI DSS v4.0, the RBI IT Framework, and CERT-In while protecting mission-critical banking applications.
Business Need
As the bank accelerated its cloud transformation journey, its security operations became increasingly fragmented across multiple AWS accounts and regions.
To strengthen its cloud security posture, the organization wanted to:
Establish a centralized 24/7 Managed SOC.
Reduce incident response time for critical security events.
Achieve PCI DSS v4.0 compliance.
Automate regulatory evidence collection.
Meet CERT-In mandatory breach notification requirements.
Improve organization-wide security visibility.
Automate security remediation across AWS workloads.
Solutions
24/7 AWS Managed Security Operations with ConsultEdge.Global
ConsultEdge.Global designed and implemented a comprehensive AWS-native Managed Security platform that combines continuous monitoring, automated incident response, compliance automation, and enterprise-grade protection for critical banking workloads.
The solution enables proactive security operations while simplifying regulatory compliance across the organization’s AWS infrastructure.
Key Solution Components
24/7 Managed Security Operations Center
Implemented a centralized security monitoring platform using:
Amazon GuardDuty
AWS Security Hub
Amazon Security Lake
to provide continuous threat detection, centralized visibility, and real-time security monitoring across all AWS accounts.
Automated Incident Response
Built automated security response playbooks using:
Amazon EventBridge
AWS Lambda
to:
Revoke compromised IAM credentials.
Isolate compromised workloads.
Secure publicly exposed Amazon S3 buckets.
Automate CERT-In breach notifications.
Compliance Automation
Configured AWS Audit Manager and AWS Config to continuously monitor compliance with:
PCI DSS v4.0
RBI IT Framework
while automatically collecting audit evidence throughout the year.
Network & Application Protection
Implemented enterprise-grade protection using:
AWS Shield Advanced
AWS WAF
to defend banking applications against DDoS attacks, bot traffic, credential stuffing, and application-layer threats.
Multi-Account Security Governance
Established centralized governance using:
AWS Organizations
AWS IAM Identity Center
Service Control Policies (SCPs)
to enforce consistent security controls across all AWS accounts.
Continuous Monitoring & Logging
Enabled centralized monitoring using:
AWS CloudTrail
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon Security Lake
AWS KMS
Amazon S3
to provide secure logging, threat visibility, and long-term audit retention
Driving Secure Banking Operations Through AWS Managed Security
Through this strategic engagement, ConsultEdge.Global helped the bank establish a centralized cloud security operations platform capable of continuously monitoring threats, automating compliance, and rapidly responding to security incidents across its AWS environment.
By leveraging AWS-native security services, the bank significantly improved operational resilience, regulatory readiness, and incident response capabilities.
Building Resilient Security Operations for Modern Banking
ConsultEdge.Global combined AWS cloud-native security services with 24/7 managed SOC expertise to create an intelligent, automated security operations framework for one of India’s leading financial institutions.
The engagement enabled the organization to:
Centralize security operations.
Automate incident detection and response.
Improve organization-wide threat visibility.
Simplify PCI DSS compliance.
Strengthen cloud governance.
Accelerate regulatory reporting.
Reduce operational security overhead.
RESULTS
Reduced Priority-1 incident response time by 94% (from over 6 hours to under 22 minutes).
Achieved 100% PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance during the first QSA audit.
Reduced quarterly audit evidence preparation from 3 weeks to just 4 hours.
Security alerts are now triaged in under 5 minutes.
Zero critical security incidents since deployment.
Successfully met the CERT-In six-hour breach notification requirement.
Improved overall cloud security visibility and operational efficiency across AWS.
Solution at a Glance
24/7 Managed Security Operations Center (SOC).
Centralized threat detection using Amazon GuardDuty and AWS Security Hub.
Automated incident response using Amazon EventBridge and AWS Lambda.
PCI DSS compliance automation with AWS Audit Manager.
Continuous compliance monitoring using AWS Config.
Enterprise DDoS protection using AWS Shield Advanced.
Web application protection using AWS WAF.
Centralized governance using AWS Organizations and IAM Identity Center.
Secure logging with Amazon Security Lake, AWS CloudTrail, and Amazon S3.
Enterprise-scale security management across 12 AWS Accounts and 4 Regions.
AWS Services Used
Amazon GuardDuty.
AWS Security Hub.
Amazon Security Lake.
AWS CloudTrail.
Amazon Inspector.
Amazon EventBridge.
AWS Lambda.
AWS Organizations.
AWS Control Tower.
AWS IAM Identity Center.
AWS Config.
AWS Audit Manager.
AWS Shield Advanced.
AWS WAF.
Amazon CloudWatch.
Amazon S3.
AWS KMS.
Conclusion
This engagement demonstrates ConsultEdge.Global’s expertise in delivering enterprise-grade AWS Managed Security services for highly regulated financial institutions. By combining AWS-native security capabilities with a dedicated 24/7 Managed SOC, automated compliance monitoring, and intelligent incident response, the bank established a secure, resilient, and audit-ready cloud environment that strengthens regulatory compliance, improves operational efficiency, and safeguards critical banking services.