Case StudySoftware Development & IT Services
How Mobcoder Strengthened Its Security Posture with NMT Security
Mobcoder reduced its external attack surface by 70%, closed 12+ critical vulnerabilities within 3 weeks, and passed enterprise BFSI security due diligence - unlocking high-value contracts that previously required a security program they didn't have.
70%
Attack Surface Reduced
Measurable exposure drop in 3 months
12+
Critical Vulns Closed
Within 3 weeks of engagement
2
BFSI Deals Won
Enterprise due diligence passed
90 days
ISO 27001 Roadmap
Certification path established
Company
Mobcoder
Contact
Girijesh Kumar, Founder & CEO
Industry
Software Development & IT Services
Engagement
EASM + VAPT + GRC + vCISO
Duration
3 Months
"As we scaled our client base into regulated industries, the question was no longer if we needed a structured security program - it was how quickly we could get one in place without disrupting our delivery pace."
- Girijesh Kumar, Founder & CEO, Mobcoder
The Challenge
Operating Context Before Engagement
01
No external attack surface visibility
Development and staging environments were inadvertently exposed to the public internet, with no systematic process to discover or monitor external-facing assets.
02
Absence of formal security policies
No documented incident response plan, access control policy, or data classification framework existed, leaving the organisation operationally exposed.
03
Compliance gaps blocking enterprise deals
Enterprise clients in BFSI and healthcare were requiring ISO 27001 and SOC 2 alignment as a precondition for engagement, which required significant foundational work.
04
Third-party risk with no vetting process
Mobcoder relied on over 20 SaaS tools and open-source dependencies with no formal vendor risk assessment or continuous monitoring process in place.
The Solution
The NMT Security Engagement
Phase 1 - External Attack Surface Assessment (EASM)
NMT Security deployed its NOVA AI platform to conduct a comprehensive external attack surface mapping of Mobcoder's digital footprint. Within 72 hours, the assessment surfaced 12 critical and high-severity findings, including publicly indexed development environments, misconfigured DNS records, and expired SSL certificates on production subdomains.
Phase 2 - Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT)
A targeted VAPT engagement was conducted across Mobcoder's web applications and API endpoints. NMT's security engineers identified injection vulnerabilities, broken authentication flows, and insecure direct object references - all posing direct risk to client data hosted on the platform.
Phase 3 - GRC & Compliance Roadmap
NMT's GRC advisory team conducted a gap analysis against ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and helped Mobcoder prioritise its remediation efforts. A 90-day compliance roadmap was developed, covering policy documentation, access control implementation, vendor risk assessment templates, and incident response playbooks.
Phase 4 - vCISO Retainer
Post-remediation, Mobcoder retained NMT Security under a virtual CISO (vCISO) arrangement to provide ongoing security oversight, quarterly risk reviews, and support for client security questionnaires.
Business Outcomes
Results That Move the Business
Closed deals that would have been lost
Mobcoder successfully passed security due diligence reviews from two enterprise clients in the BFSI sector; deals that required a formal security posture they previously could not demonstrate.
ISO 27001 readiness pathway established
A formal compliance roadmap was developed with certification targeted within 6 months, giving the leadership team a clear, structured path to internationally recognised certification.
Incident response plans documented and tested
Business continuity and incident response playbooks were created and tested, reducing operational risk and improving internal security hygiene across the organisation.
Continuous security oversight via vCISO
An ongoing vCISO retainer ensured the security program aligned with business growth, providing quarterly reviews, board-level reporting, and advisory support without the cost of a full-time hire.
"
The ROI was immediate. We closed deals we would have lost, our team has a clear security baseline to build on, and I sleep better at night knowing we have NMT watching our back.
GK
Girijesh Kumar
Founder & CEO, Mobcoder
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