Chef: Embracing DevOps and Security at Speed
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security
Applicable Industries
- National Security & Defense
Use Cases
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
- Tamper Detection
About The Customer
Chef is a leading engineering group that is constantly evolving its DevOps practices to meet its business needs. The company's engineering and operations teams are always on the lookout for ways to enhance the security of their applications. They needed a security solution that could keep pace with their rapid development and operational practices, without negatively impacting performance. Chef required a solution that could provide real-time visibility into vulnerabilities and attack vectors, and enable them to address security issues as efficiently as they handle operational issues.
The Challenge
Chef, a leading engineering group, was in need of a security solution that could keep pace with their rapidly evolving DevOps practices and business requirements. The company's engineering and operations teams were seeking a way to enhance visibility into the shifting vulnerabilities and attack vectors across their applications. The challenge was to find a security solution that would enable them to identify and address security issues in the same manner they were already handling operational issues, without causing any negative impact on performance.
The Solution
Chef found the solution in Signal Sciences' web application security technology. This provided Chef with automated web app security that could detect real-time attacks in their DevOps toolchain, while simultaneously blocking malicious traffic. The deployment of Signal Sciences into Chef's application stack was so seamless that the operations team didn't even notice when the product was activated, as it added almost zero latency. Unlike other legacy web application firewall (WAF) solutions, Signal Sciences' modern approach ensured that any malicious attacks would be automatically detected and blocked, without producing false positives on legitimate traffic. Furthermore, Signal Sciences' interactive dashboards and integrations with ChatOps and DevOps tools like Slack, made it easy for any team member to access security data and quickly understand the situation within the application and how to resolve it.
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