Cybersecurity
Zero trust architecture
Zero trust is a way of deciding access: verify who and what is asking, give the least needed, and assume the network is not trustworthy. We turn that idea into a sequenced plan for your environment.
The problem this service solves
Vendors present zero trust as a product. It is a set of principles applied across identity, devices, networks, applications and data. The practical problem is sequence: which changes reduce risk fastest, and which depend on others.
We assess where you are, pick a small number of protect surfaces, and plan projects with owners and measurable outcomes. For most organizations, strong identity, device trust and application access come before network microsegmentation.
What is in scope
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Current-state assessment
Evaluate identity, device, network, application and data controls against a maturity model.
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Protect surfaces
Choose the critical data, applications, assets and services to protect first.
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Identity and access
Strong authentication, conditional access, privileged access and workload identities.
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Device trust
Device inventory, compliance state and its use in access decisions.
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Network and application access
Replace broad network access with application-specific access and segmentation.
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Data protection
Classification, encryption and access monitoring for the protected data.
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Roadmap
Sequenced projects with dependencies, owners and measures.
How the work runs
Assess
Know the baseline.
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Maturity assessment
Rate each pillar and identify the largest gaps.
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Protect surface selection
Agree the first applications and data sets.
Plan
Choose the path.
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Architecture
Design target state for identity, devices, access and monitoring.
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Roadmap
Sequence projects and define success measures.
Implement
Support first projects.
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Engineering support
Implement first policies and migrations, or support your engineers.
What you receive
- Maturity assessment
- Protect surface definitions
- Target architecture
- Phased roadmap with owners
- Policy designs for access decisions
- Success measures
Tooling and technique
Examples of platforms in this space. We evaluate according to your needs and do not resell.
Standards we map to
Mapping findings to a framework is not the same as certification against it.
Before we start
What we need from you
- Inventory of applications and data
- Existing identity and endpoint tooling
- An executive sponsor
What this service is not
- A product purchase
- Complete network re-architecture without a business case
What changes afterwards
- Access depends on identity and device state, not network location
- Broad VPN access is reduced
- The program has a roadmap people can fund
Questions people ask
Where should we start?
Usually with strong authentication, privileged access and device inventory. These steps reduce risk and make later network changes safer.
Does zero trust mean no VPN?
Not necessarily. Many organizations move to application-specific access over time, and keep a VPN for specific uses.
Related
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Microsoft Entra security
Review Conditional Access, privileged roles, application consent, authentication methods, sync and monitoring in Microsoft Entra ID.
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Privileged access management
Design and implement controls for administrator, service and cloud privileged accounts: vaulting, just-in-time access and session control.
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Security architecture review
Review a system or platform design for trust boundaries, data flows, identity, resilience and detection before or after it is built.
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