How a Software Company Reduced Vulnerabilities by Over 97% with DevSecOps
This company is a provider of integrated software and payment solutions for group-based organizations. They serve a wide range of communities, including camps, faith groups, studios, and nonprofits, helping them manage operations, engage members, and streamline payments.
- Industry: Custom Software & IT Services
- Size: 51-200 Employees
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
97.5% Reduction in Vulnerabilities
Within four years, they reduced overall vulnerabilities by 97.5% and entirely eliminated critical findings.
Security Embedded in Development
Security is now heavily integrated into their development processes, with checks at every push that consistently identify vulnerabilities before production.
Releasing Secure Products
Now they deploy products with no known vulnerabilities, allowing them to confidently grow their business.
The DevSecOps Decision
A software company composed of multiple fintech SaaS products needed more than a once-a-year snapshot of their security posture. Their primary goal was to ensure that every product release was secure, specifically, that no known vulnerabilities were being pushed to production.
Relying solely on annual penetration tests left gaps throughout the year, making it difficult to maintain continuous security assurance across multiple development teams.
To close that gap, they shifted to a DevSecOps model. This approach allowed their security team to test code and product changes before release, reduce risk proactively, and maintain confidence that each deployment met their security standards.
"We chose DevSecOps because the traditional annual testing model just wasn’t enough. With multiple fintech applications in production, we needed a way to embed security into our development lifecycle, something continuous, scalable, and built to catch issues before they ever made it to production."
Why They Chose TrollEye Security for DevSecOps
The company initially engaged TrollEye Security to perform annual penetration testing across their products. Through that engagement, they established a working relationship and familiarity with the testing approach and communication process.
As their security program matured, they made a deliberate decision to implement a full DevSecOps model to ensure vulnerabilities were addressed prior to release rather than discovered periodically throughout the year. When evaluating how to implement this program, they looked for a partner who could provide ongoing support, scale across multiple applications, and remain cost-effective.
Because of the existing relationship, demonstrated capabilities, and pricing compared to building an internal team, they selected TrollEye Security to implement and operate the DevSecOps engagement.
A Transformed Development Process
Since partnering with TrollEye Security, the software company shifted from periodic assessments to security validation integrated directly into development. What began as annual penetration testing evolved into a DevSecOps process where each code change is tested prior to release, with findings validated and remediated before reaching production.
This enabled them to validate releases prior to deployment and support their objective of deploying products without known vulnerabilities at the time of release.
Because issues were addressed as they were introduced, fewer remained to be discovered during later full-scope assessments. Over the past four years, annual penetration tests reported a 97.5% reduction in vulnerabilities across all severities, including the elimination of critical findings.
By incorporating continuous testing into the release workflow, the organization strengthened its security posture while maintaining development velocity and continuing to scale across multiple products.
“Many of the issues identified during release testing are vulnerabilities that likely would have made it to production otherwise. There’s always a chance our internal tools might have caught them, but we don't know for certain. Having these additional checks in place has proven very useful for identifying what might otherwise go undetected”
Get Started with DevSecOps as a Service
The software company’s success shows what’s possible when security is built into the development process, not bolted on after the fact. By adopting a continuous DevSecOps approach with TrollEye Security, they’ve reduced vulnerabilities, improved release confidence, and consistently met their goal of deploying secure products.
If you’re looking to shift from periodic testing to continuous security that keeps pace with your development cycle, learn more about how our DevSecOps solution can help.
