Zacco was approached by a telecom regulatory agency that is responsible for facilitating provision of advanced and adequate telecommunication services at affordable prices creating an appropriate atmosphere to encourage fair competition, using frequencies effectively, localization of telecommunication technology and managing recent advancements in the country.
The client security department had identified training requirements in the area of secure software development/ DevSecOps and Malware Analysis and Reverse engineering. Recognizing Zacco’s capability in these areas, Zacco was selected for these advanced training courses.
Business Issue
The client develops and uses various software solutions as part of its key business operations. There were numerous security vulnerabilities that were being identified during security assessment and audits. The audit finding has referred to the lack of secure coding knowledge with developers as well inability of integrating security into the organization’s DevOps cycle.
Another major challenge faced by the Internal Security Operations Centre of the agency was that of lack of knowledge and skills in analyzing malwares and taking rapid actions for incident containment. The lack of skills and knowledge was reflecting in the time taken to respond to malware based advanced attacks.
Challenge
Some of the key challenges that Zacco addressed:
Solution
Zacco conducted a twofold corporate training program for the agency. This included:
Zacco rolled out the follow up materials and courses on its eLearning platform so that client’s employees can revisit any topic of their choice that they learned at any time.
Business Benefit
Zacco had identified the exact weakness on the capabilities of the employees and with the tailored courses ensured that the exact weakness is addressed. Due to the training courses, the client has now started embedding security within their DevOps pipeline. The client’s Security operations centre-team is also able to respond swiftly to all malware-related incidents in an effective and efficient way.