Case Study: Federal Law Enforcement Agency achieves 90% fewer vulnerabilities and 67% faster performance with CAST

Eliminate vulnerabilities while improving performance

A federal law enforcement agency that manages the national crime database — built on .NET (ASP.NET, C#) with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 — faced intense security audits, strict availability requirements, and the dual need to eliminate vulnerabilities while improving system performance. The agency sought a way to identify and fix security violations and performance flaws before production to meet compliance and uptime targets.

CAST implemented CAST AIP as a structural quality gate prior to production, uncovering over 1,500 critical security and performance violations. Early defect prevention cut coding-error repair effort by 55% (about $250K saved), improved page load and search performance by 67% (from ~60 ms to ~10 ms), and reduced AppScan-detected vulnerabilities by 90%.

Federal Law Enforcement Agency