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Zero-trust, made operational.

Identity-aware policy, continuous authentication, and audit-ready zero-trust architectures. Pilot to enterprise rollout in 8 weeks.

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Zero Trust network visualization showing per-connection identity verification across distributed nodes
What we do

Four capabilities. One audit-ready outcome.

POLICY

Identity-aware policy

Replace IP-defined trust boundaries with policies that bind identity, device posture, and request context to every resource decision.

DEVICE

Device posture as a first-class signal

Integrate MDM, EDR, and certificate-based device identity into the access decision so trust is verified continuously, not at the edge of the network.

CONTINUOUS AUTH

Step-up and continuous authentication

Shift the security model from session-time to request-time. Risk-adaptive MFA and re-authentication only where the data sensitivity demands it.

AUDIT

Audit-evidence as code

Every policy decision is logged with the inputs that produced it, mapped to FFIEC, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and NIST 800-53 controls automatically.

Engagement scale

Programs delivered, not just slides shipped.

Every metric below is peer-benchmarked across our active bench. References available on mutual NDA.

  • 0

    Programs delivered

  • 0

    Certified consultants

  • 0

    Active engagements

  • 0

    Vendor partnerships

How we engage

From maturity assessment to audit-ready operations.

  1. 01Assess
    Assess

    Assess

    Discover existing trust boundaries, map identities and resources, identify the highest-risk workflows, and benchmark current zero-trust maturity (0–5 across 5 domains).

    Assess

    Discover existing trust boundaries, map identities and resources, identify the highest-risk workflows, and benchmark current zero-trust maturity (0–5 across 5 domains).

  2. 02Architect
    Architect

    Architect

    Design the target-state architecture: vendor mapping (Okta + Beyond Identity + Cloudflare Access typical), policy taxonomy, and migration path with rollback gates.

    Architect

    Design the target-state architecture: vendor mapping (Okta + Beyond Identity + Cloudflare Access typical), policy taxonomy, and migration path with rollback gates.

  3. 03Pilot
    Pilot

    Pilot

    Land the first zero-trust workflow end-to-end within 6 weeks. Typical first wave: privileged admin access to production data stores.

    Pilot

    Land the first zero-trust workflow end-to-end within 6 weeks. Typical first wave: privileged admin access to production data stores.

  4. 04Roll out
    Roll out

    Roll out

    Phased migration of remaining workflows on a quarterly cadence. Audit-evidence pipelines wired in continuously, not at end-of-quarter.

    Roll out

    Phased migration of remaining workflows on a quarterly cadence. Audit-evidence pipelines wired in continuously, not at end-of-quarter.

  5. 05Operate
    Operate

    Operate

    Runbooks, on-call shadow, quarterly access certifications, and a written exception-handling policy. We hand off — but never disappear.

    Operate

    Runbooks, on-call shadow, quarterly access certifications, and a written exception-handling policy. We hand off — but never disappear.

Engagement track record

NDA-bound engagements, anonymized.

We hold NDA on most engagements. Tiers below reflect the buyer archetypes we have shipped programs for. References available on request, after mutual NDA.

  • TB

    Tier-1 US Bank

    FFIEC · SOX

  • CB

    Custody Bank

    GLBA · FFIEC

  • FA

    Federal Agency

    FedRAMP High

  • SS

    State System

    StateRAMP

  • HS

    Top-10 Hospital

    HIPAA · HITRUST

  • HP

    Health Payer

    HIPAA

  • FP

    FinTech Platform

    PCI-DSS · SOC 2

  • AM

    Asset Manager

    SOX · SOC 2

Deliverables

What you walk away with.

  • Zero-trust maturity diagnosticScoring + prioritized gap report across 5 zero-trust domains, peer-benchmarked against your size cohort.
  • Reference architectureAs-built diagrams, policy taxonomy, integration spec, and target-state migration path with risk callouts.
  • First-wave pilotComplete zero-trust workflow shipped in 6 weeks. Includes policy bundles, dashboards, and a recorded executive walk-through.
  • Production runbooksOperational playbooks, incident response procedures, and quarterly access-certification scripts with sign-off owners.
  • Audit-ready evidence packMapped to FFIEC, FedRAMP, HIPAA, and NIST 800-53 controls. Ready for first audit on day one of operations.
  • Knowledge transferPair-programming sessions, recorded walkthroughs, and a 4-hour enablement workshop for your security and platform teams.

Vendor coverage

We bring this practice to your stack.

  • Okta
  • Ping Identity
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • CyberArk PAM
Engagement story

How we have done this before.

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Where this practice fits

Context, not in isolation.

Related practices

Identity Governance Administration

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Industries we lead in

Financial Services

Government

Healthcare

FAQ

Common questions.

  • How long does a zero-trust program take from pilot to enterprise rollout?+

    A typical 5,000-employee enterprise: 8-week pilot for the first workflow, then a 3–4 quarter rolling migration of remaining workflows. Audit-readiness for the pilot scope by week 14.

  • Do we have to rip out existing VPN and network controls first?+

    No. Modern zero-trust deploys alongside existing network controls. The migration plan progressively shrinks the implicit-trust network surface as identity-aware controls take over each workflow.

  • Which zero-trust vendor stack do you recommend?+

    It depends on your existing identity platform. Okta + Beyond Identity + Cloudflare Access is a common pattern for cloud-first orgs. Microsoft Entra Conditional Access + Defender + Intune is the right answer for Microsoft-first enterprises. We do not have a vendor preference — the right stack depends on the rest of your environment.

  • How do you handle exceptions for legacy applications that cannot speak modern auth?+

    We use identity-aware proxies (Cloudflare Access, Zscaler ZPA, or BeyondTrust) to front legacy apps that only support header-based authentication. The proxy enforces zero-trust policy on the way in; the legacy app sees a trusted upstream.

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