Financial Services

Securing the Global
Investment Bank's
Digital Infrastructure

How we identified 47 critical vulnerabilities, achieved SOC 2 compliance in 3 weeks, and established a zero-breach security posture for a $10 million asset manager.

Red Team OperationsAPI SecurityCompliance AuditPenetration Testing

Key Outcomes

47

Critical vulnerabilities identified & remediated

0

Security breaches since engagement

3weeks

SOC 2 Type II readiness achieved

$120k+

Estimated breach costs avoided

Industry

Investment Banking

AUM

$200+ Million

Employees

10,000+

Engagement

6 Months

01 — The Challenge

Legacy security in a modern threat landscape

As one of the world's largest investment banks, our client managed over $200 million in assets and processed millions of transactions daily. Their legacy security infrastructure, while compliant with basic regulatory requirements, had not evolved to address modern attack vectors.

500+ APIs with inconsistent security controls

Multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure & private DCs

SOC 2 Type II deadline in 6 weeks

Previous assessments missed real attack paths

02 — Our Approach

Comprehensive adversary simulation

We deployed a four-phase methodology combining automated reconnaissance with elite red team operations to uncover vulnerabilities that traditional assessments miss.

Week 1-2

Attack Surface Discovery

Mapped entire digital footprint with Vigile.AI, discovering 2,400+ assets including shadow IT.

2,400+ assets
Week 3-4

Red Team Operations

Full-scope adversary simulation achieving domain admin access within 72 hours.

72hr breach
Week 5-6

API Security Audit

Deep-dive testing on 500+ APIs, identifying auth bypasses and BOLA vulnerabilities.

500+ APIs
Week 7-8

Remediation

Prioritized fixes with their team, exceeding SOC 2 requirements.

100% fixed
"
Cynical identified attack vectors that bypassed our existing security stack entirely. Their findings were a wake-up call that transformed how we approach security.

Chief Information Security Officer

Global Investment Bank

03 — Results

Measurable security transformation

0 incidents

Zero Breaches

Maintained a perfect security record with zero successful attacks since engagement.

3 weeks early

SOC 2 Type II Certified

Achieved certification 3 weeks ahead of schedule, unlocking enterprise partnerships.

Hours → Minutes

85% Faster Response

Incident response time reduced from hours to minutes through improved playbooks.

50+ researchers

Continuous Security

Ongoing Bugv program with 50+ vetted researchers providing continuous validation.

500+ cloud environments secured this year

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