Fintech

Enhancing Data Transfer and Security for a Financial Exchange

Services: Cloud Engineering, Cybersecurity

Challenge

Curve Health was operating on multiple cloud platforms, struggling with fragmented infrastructure. This created challenges around HIPAA compliance, security, scalability, and migration readiness. They needed to consolidate onto AWS to streamline operations, enhance security, and optimize their cloud environment for better performance.

Client Overview

A leading financial exchange known for powering real-time data transactions for traders, companies, and brokers, handling a vast number of daily transactions and managing significant economic influence.

Challenge

The organization faced challenges in ensuring zero latency in data transfers and enhancing the security of their digital infrastructure to keep pace with evolving cybersecurity threats and high user demand.

Solution

Implemented advanced technological solutions to improve performance and security:

Super PoP Architecture: Utilized a unique content delivery network architecture to enhance the speed and reliability of dynamic content delivery, such as stock prices and financial data.
Advanced Security Measures: Deployed dual Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rate limiting to protect against a wide range of security threats, ensuring rapid updates and consistent application security across platforms.
Optimized Network Performance: Improved DNS resolution speeds and network coverage, reducing origin traffic and infrastructure costs while enhancing overall system responsiveness.

Impact

Zero Latency Performance: Achieved significant improvements in data transfer speeds, ensuring real-time data accuracy for all users.
Enhanced Security and Compliance: Strengthened defense mechanisms against cyber threats, maintaining high standards of security and compliance.
Cost Efficiency and Scalability: Reduced infrastructure costs by over 50% and ensured the scalability of security solutions to meet future demands.