Secure Cloud Migration for E-commerce

Secured a high-traffic e-commerce platform during their AWS migration, implementing zero-trust architecture and DDoS protection.

Executive Summary

A fast-growing e-commerce platform needed to migrate their infrastructure to AWS while ensuring enterprise-grade security, high availability, and compliance with PCI DSS standards. The migration involved 500+ servers and 50+ microservices.

The Challenge

  • Security Requirements: PCI DSS compliance for payment processing
  • Scale: 10,000+ transactions per minute during peak
  • Zero Downtime: Migration without impacting customer experience
  • Threat Landscape: Protection against DDoS and API attacks

Our Approach

graph LR A[Assessment] --> B[Architecture Design] B --> C[Security Controls] C --> D[Migration] D --> E[Testing] E --> F[Optimization]

Security Architecture

Key Components

ComponentTechnologyBenefit
Web Application FirewallAWS WAF + CloudFrontProtection against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
DDoS ProtectionAWS Shield AdvancedMitigation of volumetric attacks
Zero Trust NetworkAWS PrivateLink + VPCLeast privilege access model
Secrets ManagementAWS Secrets ManagerSecure credential storage
MonitoringAWS GuardDuty + CloudWatchReal-time threat detection

Migration Metrics

pie title Migration Results "Reduced Infrastructure Costs" : 35 "Improved Performance" : 40 "Security Enhancements" : 25

Results

  • Zero security incidents during migration
  • 99.99% uptime maintained throughout
  • 35% reduction in cloud security costs
  • 100% PCI DSS compliance achieved
  • 50% faster page load times

Security Enhancements

  1. Zero Trust Architecture

    • Micro-segmentation of all services
    • Identity-based access controls
    • Continuous verification of all access requests
  2. API Security

    • Rate limiting and throttling
    • Request validation and sanitization
    • Comprehensive logging and monitoring
  3. Incident Response

    • Automated incident response playbooks
    • 24/7 security monitoring
    • Regular penetration testing

Client Testimonial

“The seamless migration to AWS with Datolab’s security-first approach gave us the confidence to scale our platform. Their expertise in cloud security is unmatched.”
— Jennifer Park, Director of IT

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