India’s Leading E-Commerce Marketplace Strengthens DDoS Protection & Network Security with ConsultEdge.Global leveraging AWS Security Services
Company Overview
ConsultEdge.Global partnered with one of India’s leading E-Commerce Marketplaces to strengthen its cloud security posture, eliminate recurring DDoS-induced outages, and build a resilient, compliant AWS infrastructure capable of supporting millions of customers during peak traffic events.
Serving over 85 million registered customers, processing 60+ million monthly transactions, and operating across three AWS Regions, the organization required an enterprise-grade security architecture to ensure uninterrupted business operations while meeting global compliance standards.
Business Need
The customer operates one of India’s largest digital commerce platforms where every minute of downtime directly impacts revenue, customer trust, and brand reputation.
To strengthen its security posture and support future growth, the organization wanted to:
Eliminate recurring DDoS attacks affecting business-critical applications.
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Protect customer accounts against credential stuffing and account takeover attacks.
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Achieve PCI DSS v4.0 compliance across its AWS infrastructure.
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Obtain SOC 2 Type II attestation to onboard enterprise sellers.
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Centralize security monitoring across multiple AWS Regions.
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Improve visibility into security events across all AWS accounts.
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Build a scalable cloud-native security architecture capable of handling peak sale traffic.
Solutions
Enterprise AWS Network Security & DDoS Protection with ConsultEdge.Global
ConsultEdge.Global designed and implemented a comprehensive AWS-native network security solution that delivers always-on protection against DDoS attacks, advanced web application security, centralized threat monitoring, and continuous compliance management.
The solution enables the organization to securely support millions of users while maintaining business continuity during high-traffic events.
Key Solution Components
AWS Shield Advanced
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Implemented always-on DDoS protection across all internet-facing workloads.
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Enabled proactive engagement with AWS Shield Response Team (SRT).
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Protected applications across Mumbai, Singapore, and Frankfurt regions.
AWS WAF with Fraud Control
Deployed AWS WAF with managed security rules including:
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AWS Managed Rule Sets
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SQL Injection Protection
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Known Bad Inputs Protection
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IP Reputation Lists
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AWS Fraud Control
to prevent credential stuffing, bot attacks, and account takeover attempts.
Amazon CloudFront
Implemented Amazon CloudFront with Origin Shield to:
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Secure application entry points.
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Reduce attack surface.
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Improve application performance.
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Prevent direct access to backend infrastructure.
AWS Network Firewall
Established centralized inspection architecture for:
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Stateful traffic inspection.
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Malware detection.
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Secure inter-VPC communication.
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Controlled outbound internet access.
Compliance Automation
Configured AWS Audit Manager to continuously monitor:
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PCI DSS v4.0
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SOC 2 Type II
while automating compliance evidence collection across all AWS accounts.
Centralized Security Monitoring
Implemented continuous monitoring using:
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Amazon GuardDuty
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AWS Security Hub
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AWS Config
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AWS CloudTrail
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Amazon CloudWatch
to provide unified visibility across all AWS Regions.
RESULT
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100% DDoS attack mitigation with zero customer impact over 18 months.
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99.8% malicious traffic blocked using AWS WAF Fraud Control.
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Successfully achieved SOC 2 Type II Attestation.
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Achieved 100% PCI DSS v4.0 compliance across AWS infrastructure.
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Zero successful account takeover attacks after deployment.
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AWS Shield Advanced provided INR 2.8 Crore in attack mitigation cost protection.
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Improved security visibility across all AWS accounts and Regions.
SOLUTION AT A GLANCE
AWS Shield Advanced implementation for enterprise DDoS protection.
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AWS WAF with Fraud Control deployment.
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Amazon CloudFront with Origin Shield.
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Centralized AWS Network Firewall architecture.
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Continuous compliance monitoring using AWS Audit Manager.
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Unified threat detection using GuardDuty and Security Hub.
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Organization-wide security monitoring with AWS Config and CloudTrail.
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Automated security event response using EventBridge and AWS Lambda.
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Centralized governance across 25 AWS Accounts.
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Scalable cloud-native protection supporting 2 million concurrent users.
Driving Secure Digital Commerce Through AWS Cloud Security
Through this strategic engagement, ConsultEdge.Global helped the customer establish a resilient AWS security architecture capable of protecting business-critical applications against modern cyber threats while ensuring continuous compliance with international security standards.
By leveraging AWS-native security services, the organization significantly improved application availability, customer trust, and operational resilience.
Building Resilient Security for High-Scale E-Commerce
ConsultEdge.Global combined AWS security best practices with continuous monitoring and automation to build an enterprise-grade security framework for one of India’s largest online marketplaces.
The engagement enabled the organization to:
- Protect applications from volumetric DDoS attacks.
- Prevent account takeover and credential stuffing attacks
- Centralize security monitoring across AWS Regions.
- Improve compliance visibility.
- Automate audit evidence collection.
- Strengthen network security architecture.
- Ensure uninterrupted customer experiences during peak sale events.
AWS Services Used
- AWS Shield Advanced
- AWS WAF (Fraud Control)
- Amazon CloudFront
- AWS Network Firewall
- Amazon GuardDuty
- AWS Security Hub
- AWS Config
- AWS CloudTrail
- AWS Audit Manager
- Amazon EventBridge
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon Inspector
- AWS Organizations
- Amazon S3
- Amazon CloudWatch
Conclusion
This engagement showcases ConsultEdge.Global’s expertise in designing and managing enterprise-scale AWS security solutions for high-volume digital commerce platforms. By combining AWS-native DDoS protection, intelligent web application security, centralized monitoring, and automated compliance management, the organization now operates a resilient, secure, and highly available cloud environment capable of supporting millions of customers while maintaining continuous protection against evolving cyber threats.
