About Organization
UAE Holding
Founded in 2016, a subsidiary of Alpha Dhabi Holding PJSC, this organization is a leading UAE investor in natural capital conservation. With operations across forestry, agriculture, eco-tourism, and environmental solutions, it prioritizes sustainability and innovation. Through its secure AWS infrastructure built by SUDO, the company continues to scale its mission-critical systems securely, enabling data integrity, operational excellence, and long-term resilience
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Unmatched due to SUDO’s wide knowledge and experience with the top three public cloud providers: AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, we provide cloud solutions that work uniquely in line with your business model. With our experienced professionals based in Dubai, UAE you’ll be able to gain deep insights into critical trends and opportunities in cloud technologies, access real-time data analytics, and modernize your entire infrastructure.
The Challenge
Data Protection
Securing sensitive ERP and File Server data during the migration and ongoing operations
Secure Connectivity
Maintaining seamless and encrypted connectivity between Azure and AWS during transition.
Access Control
Implementing least-privilege, role-based access
across multi-account and hybrid environments.
Perimeter & Internal Defense
Defending against external and lateral movement
attacks through segmentation and inspection
Continuous Compliance
Ensuring ongoing visibility, monitoring, and adherence
to AWS and industry security standards.
Post-Migration Security
Long-term security posture required continuous monitoring and compliance enforcement.
Why Choose SUDO
The client selected SUDO for its deep expertise in AWS Security Competency–based architectures and Infrastructure Protection. Leveraging both AWS-native security controls and the FortiGate NGFW, SUDO demonstrated the ability to define trust boundaries, harden systems, enforce authentication and authorization controls, and integrate policy enforcement points at every network layer.
SUDO’s 24/7 managed security services, combined with AWS GuardDuty, CloudTrail, and centralized monitoring, provided the client with continuous protection, visibility, and compliance assurance post-migration.
The Solution
SUDO architected a secure hybrid cloud migration framework that aligned with AWS Well Architected Security Pillar and Infrastructure Protection competency principles.
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AWS IAM Roles and Policies applied least-privilege access for all workloads and users..
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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is enforced for all privileged accounts and administrative roles.
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AWS Identity Center (SSO) provided centralized user identity and session control.
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SSM Session Manager is used for secure OS-level access, with full session logging and encryption.
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Active Directory integration allowed consistent access control between AWS and on prem/hybrid environments
FortiGate NGFW acted as the primary policy enforcement point, controlling ingress/egress traffic and applying application-aware filtering and IPS rules.
AWS Network Firewall enhanced internal segmentation, providing deep inspection between workload tiers.
AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) integrated with API Gateway and CloudFront for additional protection of web-facing components.
API Gateway enforced authentication, throttling, and request validation for exposed application endpoints.
Centralized log aggregation from FortiGate, AWS CloudTrail, and VPC Flow Logs fed into AWS Security Hub for real-time correlation and alerting.
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Amazon GuardDuty provided intelligent threat detection and continuous monitoring.
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AWS CloudWatch and CloudTrail delivered operational visibility and audit trails.
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SUDO Managed Security Operations (SOC) ensured continuous analysis, incident response, and compliance reporting.
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Automated security baselines maintained ongoing alignment with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS standards.
Results & Benefits
Secure and Seamless Migration – ERP, File Server, and application workloads transitioned from Azure to AWS with zero downtime.
Enhanced Infrastructure Protection – FortiGate NGFW, IAM, and AWS Network Firewall created strong, multi-layered defenses aligned with AWS Security Competency.
Defined Trust Boundaries – Clear segmentation between Public, App, Data, and UAT zones prevented lateral movement.
Continuous Compliance – Automated audits and security baselines ensured configuration integrity.
Operational Efficiency – Centralized SSM-based management reduced administrative complexity.
Defense in Depth – Combined AWS-native services and FortiGate NGFW reinforced end to end protection.
Business Resilience – 24/7 monitoring and incident response ensured sustained operational continuity and customer trust.
Key Results and Benefits:
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Zero Direct Internet Exposure for private workloads (ERP, DB, File Server, UAT).
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70% Reduction in Attack Surface through SSM access and NGFW inspection.
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Full PCI-DSS and GDPR Compliance Alignment.
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Continuous Visibility and Auditability across all workloads.
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Improved Operational Agility through automation and centralized control