National Healthcare firm reaches HIPAA and HITRUST readiness with continuous validation

The challenge

A fast-growing health-technology firm needed to bake security into a rapid release cycle without slowing down. Dynamic tools, bug bounties, and manual pen tests were too slow, and in-house developers lacked deep security expertise, all while HIPAA and HITRUST compliance loomed.

What they did

The firm added apisec to its staging phase, integrated into CI/CD, automatically injecting attack vectors and returning actionable remediation guidance, and auto-detecting new APIs, endpoints, and features.

The outcome

The team reached HIPAA and HITRUST readiness, validated 1,000+ APIs continuously, saw ROI in 30 days, cut security cost by 50%, and remediated 150+ issues in the first month.

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About the Health Tech Firm

Company: Health Tech Firm
Founded: 2017
Industry: Health Technology
Mission: Delivering innovative health tech solutions while maintaining HIPAA and HITRUST compliance.

This health technology startup has experienced exponential growth in both users and features. Ensuring compliance with HIPAA and HITRUST standards while maintaining a fast-moving CI/CD pipeline became their top priority.

Business Challenge: Balancing Speed and Compliance

The Health Tech firm faced the challenge of integrating security into its fast-paced development environment without compromising speed. Traditional security measures, including dynamic scanning, bug bounties, and manual pen tests, were too slow to keep up with the rapid release cycles.

Key Challenges:

• Achieving HIPAA and HITRUST compliance.
• Lack of security expertise among in-house developers.
• Avoiding delays in the release of new product features due to security testing.
• Quickly assessing application security flaws in a push-to-production environment.

The Solution: Application Security Built Into the CI/CD Pipeline

To balance speed with security, apisec was introduced into the staging environment phase. APIsec seamlessly integrated into the CI/CD process, automatically injecting attack vectors and highlighting critical issues with actionable remediation suggestions.

Key Considerations

• Initial application security scanning deployed in a few hours
• Seamless integration into the CI/CD process without disrupting development
• Automated detection of new APIs, endpoints, or features and creation of new attacks/tests
• Shifted security testing left, making it part of the development workflow

The Business Impact: Enterprise-Grade Application Security, Rapid ROI & the Confidence to Build Faster

Application Security Coverage:

• Number of APIs covered: 1000+
• Frequency of automated tests: Continuous

Compliance:

• Compliance standards met: HIPAA, HITRUST

Return on Investment:

• Time to ROI: 30 days

Cost Savings:

• Reduction in security costs: 50%

Developer Efficiency:

• Number of vulnerabilities detected and remediated: 150+ in the first month

Rapid Deployment and ROI:

“After working with apisec, our technologists were impressed with the approach and capabilities. Today, it is our biggest bang for our security buck.”
— Health Tech Firm CISO

Looking Ahead: Sustaining Security Excellence

The Health Tech firm is committed to further enhancing its application security practices by focusing on the following:

• Expanding Testing Coverage: Broadening the scope of application security tests to cover new functionalities and services.
• Enhancing Automation: Increasing automation in security processes to reduce manual intervention and accelerate response times.
• Continuous Training: Investing in ongoing training for development and security teams to stay updated with the latest security practices and threats.
• Collaborating with apisec: Leveraging new features and updates from apisec to enhance their security posture.

By prioritizing these areas, the Health Tech firm aims to maintain robust protection of their APIs, ensuring the highest standards of security and reliability for their customers.

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