Client Success Story
Securing Global ERP Systems for the U.S. Department of the Army
As a subcontractor supporting the Army's CIO/G6 office, InterSec embedded secure DevOps practices and cost-optimized disaster recovery to harden globally distributed ERP systems against fast-moving threats within tight budget constraints.
The Challenge
The Army needed a strong security posture for its global ERP systems while holding to stringent DoD guidelines and tight budgets. Running multiple large-scale systems introduced real complexity in patch management, software updates, identity management, and disaster recovery. Three pressures stood out, and falling short on any of them threatened core mission readiness.
The Approach
InterSec applied a risk-based methodology so the highest-impact systems got attention first, and brought financial operations discipline to disaster recovery so resilience did not come at an unsustainable price. Three moves defined the work.
The Solution in Practice
InterSec coordinated development practices that aligned with defense coding directives, so security entered the software earlier rather than being inspected in at the end. On the systems side, the team hardened ERP configurations, strengthened identity and access controls, and tightened patch cycles to reduce the standing exposure across the platforms. For resilience, InterSec established cloud-based disaster recovery that scaled to the Army's needs, giving the mission a recovery posture that could expand or contract with demand rather than sitting idle at full cost.
Security entered the software earlier rather than being inspected in at the end, and disaster recovery scaled with demand rather than sitting idle at full cost.
Results & Impact
The combined approach produced gains in both efficiency and resilience, letting the Army hold a strong security posture across wide-ranging global deployments.
Key Takeaways
Working With InterSec
Build security into the lifecycle, not in at the end.
Hardening mission-critical systems under federal mandates and real budget limits is a balance InterSec works in every day. If your ERP or enterprise platforms need security built into the lifecycle, let's talk about a risk-based plan.