Case Study: Republic Services achieves continuous, proactive security visibility with Bishop Fox Cosmos

Republic Services Chooses Cosmos (formerly CAST) for Continuous Testing that Scales

Republic Services, a Fortune 500 recycling and non-hazardous solid waste disposal company, needed better visibility into its attack surface as it rapidly moved to the cloud and expanded its IT environment. The company wanted to go beyond compliance and gain continuous insight into unknown assets, emerging vulnerabilities, and potential risks across its footprint. To meet that need, Republic Services turned to Bishop Fox and its Cosmos (formerly CAST) continuous testing service.

With Bishop Fox’s Cosmos service, Republic Services gained automated attack surface discovery, continuous vulnerability monitoring, and ongoing analysis from security experts who helped prioritize and investigate threats. The solution uncovered previously unknown subdomains and exposed services, filtered out low-value CVE noise, and helped the team quickly remediate issues such as an unnecessary public server monitor. As a result, Republic Services improved its security posture, reduced blind spots, and gained a scalable, proactive testing program that supports its cloud transition and future acquisitions.

Republic Services

Shaun Marion

Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer