At Endava, we help financial institutions and enterprises build resilient, risk-based security frameworks to stay ahead of ever-evolving cyber threats. What many don’t realize is that we rely on the same security principles, tools, and platforms—including Google SecOps—that we implement for our customers.
Financial institutions remain prime targets for cyberattacks, with bad actors relentlessly seeking access to financial data. Meanwhile, Chief Security Officers (CSOs) must balance rapid innovation, AI integration, and data protection—securing critical assets such as intellectual property, customer information, and personally identifiable information (PII).
Traditional vulnerability management approaches often fail to keep up, creating alert fatigue, blind spots, and inefficiencies. Many organizations find themselves reacting to threats rather than anticipating and preventing them.
That’s why Endava takes a modern approach—leveraging Google SecOps and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to integrate automation, real-time intelligence, and a streamlined security framework. The result? Faster remediation, better risk prioritization, and enhanced cyber resilience.
The Challenges of Traditional Vulnerability Management
- 1. Too Many Vulnerabilities, Not Enough Context
New vulnerabilities emerge daily, making it difficult to differentiate critical threats from noise. Without proper risk-based prioritization, security teams waste valuable time and resources.
This is where Google SecOps—integrated with Google Cloud Platform—excels, offering context-aware risk prioritization that ensures security teams focus on exploitable threats with real business impact.
- 2. Resource Constraints & Operational Disruptions
Many organizations lack the specialized personnel or tools to manage vulnerabilities at scale. Add to that frequent security patches and updates, and the result is operational strain that frustrates stakeholders and affects business continuity.
- 3. Shadow IT & Limited Asset Visibility
Untracked legacy systems and unauthorized applications (Shadow IT) create security blind spots, leaving organizations exposed to unknown risks. Without a real-time, unified view of IT assets, security teams are forced to play defense instead of preventing threats proactively.
- 4. Compliance-Driven Security vs. Risk-Based Security
Security strategies driven only by compliance create misplaced priorities. Many teams end up focusing on checkbox security—meeting regulatory requirements but failing to mitigate actual threats.
A risk-based approach, powered by Google SecOps on Google Cloud, ensures that security teams prioritize threats based on real-world exploitability and impact, not just compliance mandates.
What Financial Institutions Can Learn from Google’s Security Model
Google is one of the most targeted organizations in the world, defending against billions of cyber threats daily. To keep services like Gmail, Google Search, and Google Cloud Platform secure, Google processes:
- 40 billion files scanned daily
- 60+ billion URLs analyzed
- Threat intelligence from VirusTotal, Mandiant, and Google’s Gemini AI
By using Google SecOps and Google Cloud, Endava customers tap into this vast cybersecurity intelligence, embedding Google’s world-class security expertise into their own defense strategies.
Through our "Secured by Endava" portfolio, we help financial institutions and enterprises implement Google SecOps seamlessly, delivering an automated, risk-based approach to cybersecurity.
Endava’s Approach: A Smarter Way to Manage Risk
At Endava, we don’t just react to threats—we help organizations stay ahead of them. Our risk-based vulnerability management framework, powered by Google SecOps on Google Cloud, ensures security teams focus on the most critical threats at five key stages:
- 1. Detection: Intelligent Threat Prioritization
Advanced analytics assess vulnerabilities based on exploitability, exposure, and business impact.
- 2. Integration: A Unified Security Ecosystem
Google SecOps seamlessly integrates with security tools on Google Cloud Platform, consolidating threat intelligence into a single source of truth.
- 3. Remediation: Automating Response & Resolution
AI-driven workflows streamline remediation, reducing manual intervention and response times.
- 4. Visibility: Real-Time Security Posture Monitoring
Organizations gain a comprehensive, real-time inventory of IT assets across cloud and on-prem environments, reducing security gaps.
- 5. Collaboration: Aligning IT & Security for Business Continuity
Security and IT teams collaborate seamlessly, ensuring cybersecurity efforts support business resilience and innovation.
To focus security resources where they matter most, we classify risks into four levels:
- Critical: Requires immediate action—actively exploited vulnerabilities or high-risk assets.
- High: Significant vulnerabilities needing prompt remediation before they escalate.
- Medium & Low: Addressed through routine patching and proactive mitigation.
The Impact: Moving from Reactive to Proactive Security
Organizations that embrace risk-based security with Endava and Google Cloud SecOps experience:
- Fewer False Positives & Negatives – reducing wasted time and resources.
- Proactive vs. Reactive Security – mitigating real risks instead of just meeting compliance mandates.
- AI-Powered Insights – leveraging Gemini AI to interpret massive security datasets in real-time.
In today’s AI-driven landscape, relying on compliance alone is no longer enough—regulations often lag behind emerging threats. A risk-based security strategy keeps you ahead.
Why Financial Institutions & Enterprises Should Embrace Risk-Based Security
Organizations that shift from compliance-driven security to risk-based vulnerability management gain:
- Stronger Protection: Prioritize the most critical threats first.
- Operational Efficiency: Automated workflows free up security teams for high-value work.
- Cost Savings: Optimized security operations reduce unnecessary spending.
- Regulatory Alignment: Meet compliance requirements without sacrificing proactive security.
- Data-Driven Decisions: Actionable insights enhance threat prediction and response.
Why Endava? Your Partner in Cybersecurity Transformation
At Endava, we help financial institutions and enterprises modernize security operations with a risk-first approach.
Why Work With Us?
- Deep Security Expertise: Specializing in security automation, risk-based frameworks, and cloud security.
- Seamless Integration with Google Cloud: Our solutions work natively within Google Cloud Platform, accelerating adoption.
- Real-Time Threat Intelligence: We leverage Google’s global threat intelligence to fortify cybersecurity resilience.
- End-to-End Support: From strategy to execution, we help organizations through every step of their cybersecurity transformation.
Conclusion: The Time to Modernize is Now
Cyber threats are constantly evolving—your security strategy should too.
With Endava and Google Cloud SecOps, you get:
- Smarter risk prioritization
- Faster automation
- Real-time security intelligence
The future of cybersecurity is risk-based. Let’s build it together