Driving Compliance and Innovation in Cloud Security Posture Management: Our Journey with Aqua - CSPM
- Industry
Cloud Native
Security
- Services
UI/UX Design, Full- Stack Development, Compliance Engineering, Ongoing Support
- Tech Stack
Go, Python, Node.js, Vue.js, React.js, MySQL, OpenSearch, RESTful APIs
- Cloud
AWS Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, EC2, Fargate, Kubernetes
- Outcome
An enterprise- grade Cloud Security Posture Management solution delivering unified visibility, real-time compliance, and secure multi-cloud asset inventory trusted by global organizations to manage risk at scale.
- Project Length
5 Year
- Team Size
5
- URL
Meet Our Customer
Established in 2021, Aqua Security’s CSPM team set out to transform how
enterprises manage cloud security and compliance across modern, multi-cloud
environments. As part of Aqua’s broader mission to secure cloud-native
applications, the CSPM product quickly evolved into a critical solution for visibility,
risk detection, and policy enforcement. With a strong emphasis on innovation and
open-source collaboration, Aqua CSPM continues to scale its capabilities to meet
the growing demands of enterprise cloud adoption.
Challenge
The Aqua CSPM team set out to build a comprehensive cloud security posture
management platform that could support diverse enterprise environments, enforce
evolving compliance requirements, and seamlessly integrate with open-source and
cloud-native tools. Their goal was to deliver continuous visibility and control across
complex multi-cloud infrastructures while maintaining reliability, scalability, and
ease of use. They needed:
- A unified inventory system to track assets across AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, and Alibaba Cloud
- Real-time compliance scanning aligned with CIS, PCI DSS, NIST, and custom framework\
- Integration with open-source tools like Trivy to strengthen vulnerability detectioo
- Scalable microservices architecture to support rapid data ingestion and global enterprise usagh
- An intuitive, user-friendly UI to simplify policy management, reporting, and risk remediatioo
- Continuous performance optimization to ensure stable operation across high- volume workloads
Vision
The client envisioned a next-generation Cloud Security Posture Management
(CSPM) platform where visibility is unified, compliance is continuous, and risk
detection is proactive enabling organizations to monitor and secure complex,
multi-cloud infrastructures. By integrating open-source tools and enterprise-grade
capabilities, they aimed to deliver extensible, reliable, and future-ready cloud
security.
Implication
To realize this vision, the CSPM platform needed to process vast amounts of cloud
asset and configuration data, enforce complex compliance rules in real time, and
integrate seamlessly with multiple cloud providers all while maintaining high
performance, reliability, and a user-friendly interface suitable for enterprise-scale
operations.
Solution
- Scanning Logic Enhancements - Implemented new checks and security rules for evolving cloud services
- Custom Compliance Policies - Enabled customers to define their own compliance requirements alongside standard benchmarks
- Inventory Services - Built backend systems to discover and organize cloud resources across providers
- UI Refinements - Improved dashboards and policy management flows for better usability
- Open Source Collaboration - Contributed to Aqua’s open-source projects used in CSPM scanning and reporting
- Product Quality - Prioritized performance optimization and scalability to meet enterprise demands.
Key Challenge
Limited cloud asset visibility across providers was addressed by building a unified
inventory system enabling accurate tracking, reducing blind spots, and
supporting seamless compliance across multi-cloud environments.
Process
- Research:
- Kept pace with rapid cloud service changes and new compliance requirements
- Reviewed industry standards and enterprise customer use cases
- Continuous improvement over time for enhancing and pacing scanning logic for different cloud providers
- Designing:
- Participated in solution design and UX discussions for new CSPM capabilities
- Contributed to scalable architecture planning for large environments.
- Development:
- Built features spanning scanning engines, policy frameworks, and asset inventory systems
- Extended integrations with cloud provider APIs and services.
- Quality Assurance:
- Wrote and executed tests to ensure accuracy, performance, and reliability.
- Deployment:
- Assisted in both SaaS and on-prem CSPM deployments
- Supported rollout of new versions with careful monitoring and validation.
- Support:
- Collaborated with product and support teams to resolve customer requests and improve documentation.
Benefits and Next Steps
Partnering with Inovaqo enabled Aqua Security’s CSPM team to accelerate the
development of a robust, enterprise-grade cloud security solution. The platform now delivers unified visibility, real-time compliance insights, and seamless integration with leading cloud providers empowering enterprises to secure multi-cloud environments with confidence.
Our collaboration with Aqua CSPM continues as we support their evolving needs, with upcoming initiatives focused on:
- Enhancing support for emerging cloud services and configurations
- Expanding compliance coverage with industry-specific frameworks
- Optimizing performance and usability for large-scale enterprise deployments
Results
Following our ongoing collaboration, Aqua CSPM scaled to support thousands of
enterprise users across global cloud environments.
The platform enhancements significantly improved compliance reporting speed
and reduced manual effort by over 60%.
User engagement increased through better UI workflows, while time-to-insight for
cloud risk detection was dramatically shortened
About Inovaqo
Inovaqo is a global technology partner delivering innovative software solutions across AI, Cloud, and Full-Stack Engineering. Founded in 2020, we specialize in building scalable, data-driven platforms and digital products for startups, SMEs, and enterprise clients across industries such as Fintech, Healthtech, Transportation, and Logistics.
With a strong foundation in AI/ML, cloud-native development, and UI/UX excellence, Inovaqo empowers clients through intelligent automation, extensible cloud infrastructure, and seamless user experiences. Our dedicated engineering division, Inovaqo Technologies, focuses on delivering end-to-end product development with agility and technical depth.
Our partnerships with leading tech providers and early collaborations—such as with Aqua Security for CSPM and DevSecOps—have enabled us to evolve rapidly into a trusted engineering partner. From data engineering and platform modernization to web/mobile apps and DevOps, our services are built for long-term scalability and performance. With our headquarters in Miami and a globally distributed team, Inovaqo serves clients across the U.S., Gulf region, and beyond, combining localized strategy with global execution.
We specialize in the following areas:
- Data & AI
- Cloud Engineeriny
- Custom Software Developmeno
- Web & Mobile Applicationv
- DevOps & Platform Infrastructur
- Product Design (UI/UXZ)
- Application Modernizatiok
- Dedicated Team Augmentation