Case Studies
Real-world success stories from teams using ElevatedIQ to secure their applications and reduce costs
How a Payment Processor Reduced Security Costs by 73%
Series B startup moved from Snyk Enterprise to ElevatedIQ, saving $48K annually while improving scan coverage
The Challenge
PayFlow (name changed), a payment processing startup, was paying $52,000/year for Snyk Enterprise across their 8-person engineering team. As they scaled, costs were projected to reach $85K+ by year-end.
- High per-developer licensing costs limiting team growth
- Scans only ran on PR merge, missing early vulnerabilities
- No visibility into infrastructure-as-code security
- Limited customization for PCI-DSS compliance requirements
Before ElevatedIQ
After ElevatedIQ
The Solution
PayFlow migrated to ElevatedIQ with custom Semgrep rules tailored to their payment processing workflows:
Custom Rules
Built 23 PCI-DSS-specific rules for cardholder data handling
CI/CD Integration
Automated scans on every commit with GitHub Actions
DAST Coverage
Added runtime API security testing previously unavailable
Zero Idle Cost
Pay only for scan minutes, no per-seat licensing
Results After 6 Months
"ElevatedIQ saved us $38K annually while actually improving our security posture. The custom Semgrep rules for PCI-DSS gave us compliance coverage we never had before. Best decision we made this year." — Sarah Chen, VP Engineering at PayFlow
E-commerce Platform: Zero to Secure in 30 Days
50+ microservices secured across 3 teams with minimal engineering overhead
The Challenge
ShopHub (name changed), an e-commerce platform with 50+ microservices, had no security scanning in place. Their Series A investors required SOC 2 compliance within 60 days.
- No existing security infrastructure or tooling
- Tight timeline: 60 days to SOC 2 audit
- Complex architecture: 50+ services across 3 teams
- Limited security expertise in-house
30-Day Implementation Timeline
Setup & Configuration
GCP project created, Semgrep rules configured, GitHub Actions workflows added to all repos
Initial Scan & Triage
1,247 findings identified across all services, prioritized by severity and CVSS score
Remediation Sprint
All critical and high-severity issues resolved, medium issues documented for Q2
DAST Integration & Docs
Added runtime scanning, created runbooks, trained all 3 engineering teams
Results
"We went from zero security tooling to SOC 2 compliant in under 60 days. ElevatedIQ's serverless architecture meant we didn't need to provision infrastructure or hire a security engineer. Game changer." — Marcus Rodriguez, CTO at ShopHub
HIPAA Compliance for Digital Health Startup
Patient data protection with automated security scanning and audit trails
The Challenge
HealthTrack (name changed), a telehealth platform, needed HIPAA-compliant security scanning for their patient management system handling PHI (Protected Health Information).
- HIPAA compliance required for patient data handling
- Must maintain audit trails for all security scans
- Previous solution lacked PHI-specific vulnerability detection
- Budget constraints as early-stage startup
HIPAA-Focused Implementation
PHI Detection Rules
Custom Semgrep rules to detect unencrypted PHI in logs, databases, and API responses
Audit Trails
All scan results stored in GCS with timestamps, SARIF format for compliance reporting
Access Control
Encryption patterns verified, IAM policies scanned, authentication flows validated
Real-time Alerts
Slack notifications for critical PHI-related findings, immediate team visibility
Results After 4 Months
"The custom PHI detection rules alone saved us from multiple potential HIPAA violations. ElevatedIQ understands healthcare security requirements in a way generic tools don't." — Dr. Priya Patel, Co-founder & CPO at HealthTrack
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