Pharmaceutical Security Compliance

GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) The Security Gatekeeper for
Every GSK Website

When you're a $40 billion pharmaceutical company, every web property is a potential vulnerability. GSK trusted us to build the security audit platform that every website had to pass before going live.

100% Coverage Required
$40B Company Protected
Zero Breaches on Watch
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01

The Challenge

GSK operates in 150+ countries with thousands of web properties — patient portals, clinical trial systems, healthcare provider resources, marketing sites, and internal tools. Each one represented a potential attack vector.

Pharmaceutical companies face unique security challenges. They handle protected health information subject to HIPAA. They manage clinical trial data governed by FDA 21 CFR Part 11. They maintain research worth billions that competitors and nation-states would love to steal. A single breach could trigger regulatory action, destroy patient trust, and cost hundreds of millions.

The problem wasn't just security — it was scale and consistency. Websites were being built by dozens of agencies and internal teams across the globe, each with different security standards and practices. GSK needed a single source of truth: one platform that every web property had to pass before it could go live.

150+ Countries of Operation
68,000+ Employees Worldwide
Multi-Reg HIPAA, FDA, GDPR

Global Scale

Hundreds of web properties across 150+ countries, built by dozens of different teams and agencies with varying security expertise.

Regulatory Maze

HIPAA, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GDPR, and industry-specific requirements creating a complex compliance landscape for every property.

High-Value Target

Pharmaceutical research data worth billions, making GSK a prime target for corporate espionage and nation-state attacks.

02

Our Approach

We built a security audit platform that became the mandatory checkpoint for every GSK web property — comprehensive, automated where possible, and integrated into their development lifecycle.

01

Security Framework Design

We mapped OWASP Top 10, FDA requirements, HIPAA security rules, and GSK-specific policies into a unified audit framework with clear pass/fail criteria for each checkpoint.

02

Automated Scanning

Integrated automated vulnerability scanning for common issues — XSS, SQL injection, insecure configurations, exposed credentials, and authentication weaknesses.

03

Manual Penetration Testing

For critical systems, we provided expert manual testing that automated tools miss — business logic flaws, complex authentication bypasses, and application-specific vulnerabilities.

04

Approval Workflow

Built a complete workflow system — submission, testing, remediation tracking, retesting, and final approval. Nothing went live without a signed-off security assessment.

03

The Solution

Enterprise Security Gatekeeper

The platform we built became GSK's single point of control for web security across the organization. Every website, portal, and web application had to submit to our audit process and receive approval before deployment.

  • Comprehensive vulnerability scanning against OWASP standards
  • Regulatory compliance verification (HIPAA, FDA, GDPR)
  • Remediation tracking with severity classification
  • Executive reporting and audit trail documentation
  • Mandatory approval workflow before production deployment
Security Architecture
Submission Web Properties
Core Platform Security Audit Engine
Automated Vuln Scanning
Manual Pen Testing
Output Approval/Remediation
04

The Results

100%
Mandatory Coverage

Every single website required our approval before deployment.

Zero
Breaches

No security incidents on properties that passed our audit process.

Unified
Standards

Consistent security posture across all agencies and teams globally.

Audit-Ready
Documentation

Complete audit trails for regulatory compliance and due diligence.

"Having a single security checkpoint for every web property gave us the confidence and consistency we needed at enterprise scale. No shortcuts, no exceptions."
IT Security Leadership GSK

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