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Enhancing AWS Cloud Compliance for Goodearth with AWS Config

About Goodearth

Goodearth Fashion Design Studio is a premium lifestyle and fashion brand that operates a large-scale e-commerce platform hosted on AWS. With growing customer demand and increasing online transactions, Goodearth required a robust and scalable cloud infrastructure that ensures compliance, security, and operational efficiency without compromising on performance.

Business Challenge

Goodearth’s cloud environment was expanding rapidly, and the company faced challenges related to:

  • Monitoring configuration changes and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

  • Implementing security best practices to safeguard customer data.

  • Automating governance across AWS resources without adding manual overhead.

  • Ensuring readiness for audits and certifications by maintaining a compliant environment.

Solution Provided by Avertech

Avertech, an Advanced Consulting Partner of AWS, guided Goodearth in implementing AWS Config, aligning with AWS CIS Benchmark controls and security best practices. The solution included:

Assessment and Planning

  • Conducted a thorough review of Goodearth’s existing AWS architecture and workloads.
  • Identified gaps in security posture and configuration management.
  • Designed an AWS Config architecture to continuously monitor, audit, and enforce compliance.

Configuration and Implementation

  • Enabled AWS Config across all regions and accounts, ensuring full coverage of critical resources such as EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, and others.
  • Implemented AWS Config rules based on the AWS CIS Benchmark, such as:
    • Ensure MFA is enabled for all IAM users.
    • Ensure S3 buckets are not publicly accessible.
    • Ensure security groups are not overly permissive.
    • Ensure encryption is enabled for storage resources.
  • Added custom AWS Config rules tailored to Goodearth’s operational requirements, including transaction monitoring and API gateway settings.
  • Integrated AWS Config with AWS CloudTrail and AWS Security Hub to centralize alerting and logging.

Automation and Governance

  • Automated remediation workflows using AWS Systems Manager and Lambda functions for non-compliant resources.
  • Scheduled compliance reports and dashboards to help the operations and security teams stay informed.
  • Enabled role-based access controls and notifications to ensure only authorized personnel could modify configurations.

Training and Enablement

Provided workshops and training sessions for Goodearth’s DevOps and cloud engineering teams on AWS Config’s capabilities and best practices.

  • Shared documentation and runbooks to handle compliance checks and resolve alerts.

 

Outcomes and Impact

Improved Security and Compliance Posture
Goodearth now continuously monitors its AWS environment, ensuring that configuration drift is detected and corrected in near real-time.

Audit Readiness and Reporting
With automated compliance checks and reports, Goodearth’s cloud environment is audit-ready, helping build trust with customers and stakeholders.

Operational Efficiency
Automation of rule enforcement and remediation significantly reduced manual interventions, allowing the team to focus on innovation and customer experience.

Scalable and Future-Ready Infrastructure
The solution scales with Goodearth’s growing cloud footprint, ensuring security and compliance at every stage.

Conclusion
Through AWS Config, Avertech empowered Goodearth Fashion Design Studio to build a secure, compliant, and resilient cloud infrastructure. As an Advanced Consulting Partner of AWS, Avertech’s expertise in implementing AWS CIS benchmarks and best practices helped Goodearth confidently handle growth, protect customer data, and streamline operations — ensuring a superior e-commerce experience for their customers.