Enhancing Cybersecurity and Compliance for a Fintech Processing Leader

Reducing Risk and Improving Detection Across Mission-Critical  Financial Systems
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Industry
Fintech / Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
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Challenge
Securing sensitive financial data and ensuring regulatory compliance across diverse services
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Solutions Used
Invinsense XDR, XDR+, OXDR, GSOS
72%
faster detection of security incidents
4.5X
improvement in vulnerability remediation timelines
96%
alignment with ISO 27001 and CBB compliance requirements
5.8X
increase in early threat identification through deception technology

Customer Business Snapshot

The customer is a Bahrain-based fintech and business process outsourcing provider, licensed by the country’s central financial regulator as an Ancillary Services Provider, established in the mid-2000s and later acquired by a large regional retail group, offering services such as payment processing, application handling, call center operations, and infrastructure management to help financial institutions and retailers improve operational efficiency while reducing costs.

The Challenge

As this fintech processor expanded its service offerings and clientele, it encountered several cybersecurity and compliance roadblocks:
  • Protecting sensitive financial and personal data across multiple platforms
  • Ensuring compliance with ISO 27001 and Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) regulations
  • Managing cybersecurity risks with limited internal resources
  • Detecting and responding to threats across a hybrid IT environment
  • Maintaining business continuity while fending off increasing cyber threats
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The Invinsense Solution

To address these challenges, the organization deployed Invinsense’s integrated platform, creating a proactive and resilient security posture across its critical operations.

Invinsense XDR: Unified Threat Detection Across Services

Invinsense XDR enabled centralized monitoring across the client’s fintech processing platforms, call center infrastructure, and support systems, allowing the team to detect and respond to threats in real-time.

Key Results:

  • 72% faster detection of security incidents
  • Reduced false positives, increasing analyst efficiency
  • Significant reduction in dwell time for threat actors
Invinsense OXDR + CTEM: Proactive Exposure Management

By integrating OXDR with a Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) framework, the client gained full visibility into their digital estate and proactively closed risk gaps.

Scoping
  • Mapped over 2,500 digital assets, including payment systems, databases, and backend services
Discovery
  • Uncovered more than 180 misconfigurations and exposed assets
Prioritization
  • Assessed risks based on financial transaction volumes and data sensitivity
Validation
  • Simulated attacker techniques to validate exploitability
Mobilization
  • 90% of identified risks remediated within 15 days
Invinsense XDR+: Advanced Threat Detection with Deception

XDR+ introduced deception capabilities into the environment, enabling the client to detect lateral movement and insider threats early in the attack lifecycle.

Outcomes:

  • 5.8x increase in early-stage threat identification
  • Improved detection of credential misuse and unauthorized access
  • Valuable intelligence generated from attacker interactions with decoys
Invinsense GSOS: Streamlined Regulatory Compliance

Invinsense GSOS was configured to track and manage cybersecurity control requirements tied to both ISO 27001 and local financial regulations.

CTEM Outcomes
  • 4.5x faster closure of critical vulnerabilities
  • 70% reduction in exploitable misconfigurations
  • Strengthened internal collaboration between operations and security teams
Compliance Outcomes
  • 96% alignment with mandated compliance frameworks
  • Automated control assessments and evidence collection
  • Reduced audit preparation time by 65%

Executive Quote

“Invinsense transformed oursecurity posture. We nowdetect threats faster, resolverisks more efficiently, andmaintain confidence in meetingour regulatory obligations.”

— Chief Information SecurityOfficer, Fintech ProcessingLeader

Quantifiable Impact

Category Improvement
Detection of Security Incidents 72% faster
Vulnerability Remediation Timelines 4.5x improvement
Regulatory Compliance Alignment 96%
Early Threat Identification 5.8x increase
Efficiency in Incident Response Enhanced through reduced false positives

Conclusion

With Invinsense’s layered security approach, the client fortified its infrastructure, proactively managed threat exposure, and streamlined its compliance operations—ensuring security and trust in the services it delivers to its financial partners.

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