Advancing Cybersecurity and Risk Management for the Department of the Army

As a subcontractor, InterSec Inc supported the Department of the Army’s CIO/G6 office in hardening software security, mitigating ERP system risks, and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.

Background

The U.S. Department of the Army organizes, trains, and equips the nation’s land forces for missions spanning combat operations to humanitarian aid. Through service, integrity, and innovation, it safeguards U.S. interests, upholds national security, and protects the foundations of freedom.
The Client
Department Of Army
Industry
Defense

Overview

The Army struggled to keep pace with fast-changing threat landscapes, needing to address software vulnerabilities at their source while managing tight budgets for infrastructure and disaster recovery. Failing to resolve these issues threatened core mission readiness.

  • Software Security Gaps: Needed do-it-right-the-first-time coding practices
  • Vulnerable ERP Systems: Frequent patches and identity management complexities
  • Budget Constraints: Sought advanced DR without excessive expenditure

The Challenge

The Army struggled to keep pace with fast-changing threat landscapes, needing to address software vulnerabilities at their source while managing tight budgets for infrastructure and disaster recovery. Failing to resolve these issues threatened core mission readiness.

  • Software Security Gaps: Needed do-it-right-the-first-time coding practices
  • Vulnerable ERP Systems: Frequent patches and identity management complexities
  • Budget Constraints: Sought advanced DR without excessive expenditure

Approach and Strategy

InterSec employed a risk-based methodology, enhancing secure coding standards and introducing FinOps for DR, enabling the Army to integrate high-level security without overextending resources.

  • Risk-Based Prioritization: Focused on high-impact ERP modules for immediate hardening
  • Secure DevOps Integration: Emphasized code reviews, automated scanning, and continuous feedback
  • FinOps Principles: Balanced cloud resources to minimize costs while maintaining uptime

Solution & Implementation

We coordinated development best practices, hardened ERP configurations, and established cloud-based DR strategies that swiftly scaled to the Army’s needs, ensuring uninterrupted operational capabilities.

  • DoD-Compliant Secure Coding: Aligned coding practices with defense directives
  • ERP Hardening: Strengthened identity/access controls, configurations, and patch cycles  
  • Cloud Resource Management: Enabled scalable, secure deployments adaptable to mission changes

Results / Outcomes

The combined approach produced measurable gains in efficiency and resilience, allowing the Army to maintain robust security across wide-ranging global deployments.

  • Secured ERP layers through DevSecOps best practices
  • Leveraged cloud-based DR solutions for improved ROI
  • Minimized downtime, directly supporting critical Army operations

Results / Outcomes

The combined approach produced measurable gains in efficiency and resilience, allowing the Army to maintain robust security across wide-ranging global deployments.

  • Secured ERP layers through DevSecOps best practices
  • Leveraged cloud-based DR solutions for improved ROI
  • Minimized downtime, directly supporting critical Army operations

Capabilities Demonstrated

Secure DevOps Integration (Code Reviews, Automated Scanning), ERP Hardening & Configuration Management, Cloud-Optimized Disaster Recovery (FinOps), Risk-Based Prioritization of Vulnerabilities, Alignment with DoD Security & Budget Constraints

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