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Federal Compliance Automation Nationwide
Mass Data Defense Corporation partnered with a U.S. federal government agency to implement Zero Trust-aligned compliance automation across more than 50,000 assets in a nationwide VMware environment. The goal: eliminate manual processes, enforce strict data protection policies, and return encryption key control to the agency.
Client:
GoveRNMENT AGENCY
Location:
Washington, D.C
Industry:
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Challenge:
The agency managed tens of thousands of virtual machines (VMs) using VMware vCenter across a highly distributed infrastructure. Compliance enforcement with frameworks like DISA STIGs and NIST 800-53 was manual, inconsistent, and time-intensive. Security teams lacked centralized visibility, while asset owners had limited ability to apply updates or control data access. Ensuring Zero Trust enforcement and protecting encryption keys were mission-critical.
- Managed 50,000+ VMware assets with manual, inconsistent compliance enforcement
- Lacked centralized visibility into system vulnerabilities and update status
- Required alignment with DISA STIGs and NIST 800-53 across hybrid environments
- Had no secure, scalable method for asset owners to apply compliance updates
- Needed to enforce Zero Trust by limiting admin and third-party access to sensitive information.
- Lacked agency control over encryption keys used across virtualized infrastructure
The agency faced significant challenges maintaining compliance, visibility, and control at scale—driving the need for Zero Trust enforcement, automation, and full ownership of encryption keys across its VMware environment.
Mass Data Solutions:
Mass Data developed a secure, self-service compliance automation framework leveraging VMware Aria Automation, Aria Operations, vCenter, and PowerCLI scripting. Asset owners gained the ability to schedule STIG-compliant security updates on demand, eliminating thousands of hours in manual labor. The solution enforced Zero Trust by applying role-based controls, ensuring that only authorized workloads could be accessed—and that no infrastructure, backup, or system admins could view sensitive data in the clear. Encryption key control was fully returned to the agency through centralized key management integration.
- Automated compliance across 50,000+ VMware assets
- Enforced Zero Trust access controls and data isolation
- Returned full ownership of encryption keys to the agency
- Integrated with Aria Automation, Aria Operations, vCenter, and PowerCLI
- Replaced manual compliance tasks with self-service workflows
- Enabled real-time monitoring of vulnerabilities and system health
- Streamlined alignment with DISA STIGs and NIST 800-53
Mass Data delivered a Zero Trust compliance automation solution for 50,000+ VMware assets, integrating Aria, PowerCLI, and centralized key management to give the agency full control over security, visibility, and encryption.
Outcome:
A Zero Trust, automation-driven security ecosystem that gave the agency control over its data and keys—while achieving compliance at scale and empowering teams to operate securely, independently, and efficiently.
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