SaaS Platform: Supply Chain Security
Key outcomes
Repositories Monitored
Critical Vulnerabilities
MTTR for Supply Chain Issues
Policy Violations Prevented
The challenge
A fast-growing SaaS platform had no visibility into third-party dependencies across 200+ repositories. They experienced a near-miss when a popular npm package they depended on was compromised, and realized they had no process for continuous vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, or incident response for supply chain attacks.
Our approach
We deployed a 3-engineer FDE pod for 8 weeks focused on supply chain security: - Implemented GitHub Advanced Security across all repositories - Built automated dependency scanning and SBOM generation pipelines - Created policy-as-code rules to block high-risk dependencies - Developed runbooks for responding to compromised dependencies - Integrated alerts into Slack and PagerDuty for real-time response - Established quarterly supply chain risk reviews
The outcome
The engagement delivered comprehensive supply chain visibility: - 200+ repositories now continuously scanned for vulnerabilities - Critical vulnerabilities reduced by 85% through automated patching and policy enforcement - Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR) for supply chain issues dropped from weeks to days - Security team gained confidence to respond to the next Log4j-style incident The platform now has a mature supply chain security program that scales with their rapid growth.
We went from zero visibility to comprehensive coverage in 8 weeks. The Covenda team didn't just set up tooling - they taught us how to build a sustainable supply chain security practice.
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