Infrastructure area · 4 solutions
Identity, device posture, access policy and threat controls considered as one security architecture.
Choose a specific security requirement below, or start with the current environment and let CDS help frame the right engagement.
- 01 · Discover Understand the requirement Users · sites · constraints
- 02 · Design Shape the security architecture Policy · platform · operations
- 03 · Deploy Implement and hand over Implement · test · document
A conceptual security engagement path.
Security portfolio
Choose the requirement, not a generic package.
Identity, device posture, access policy and threat controls considered as one security architecture.
Zero trust and XDR
Zero-trust architecture reduces implicit trust, while XDR connects security signals to support investigation and response across the environment.
↗ 02Next-generation firewall
A next-generation firewall combines network control with application awareness and selected threat-prevention capabilities at an enforcement point.
↗ 03SASE
SASE combines wide-area connectivity and cloud-delivered security capabilities around the access needs of users, devices and applications.
↗ 04Network access control
Network access control evaluates identity and device context before applying the approved access policy.
↗A clear engagement
From requirement to validated change.
The exact sequence depends on the selected service, the current environment and the responsibilities agreed for the engagement.
- 01Discover
Clarify users, locations, applications, constraints and success criteria.
Discovery · Assessment - 02Design
Shape the target architecture and operating responsibilities.
Design · Proposal - 03Prove
Use a survey, model, pilot or lab where the service requires it.
Validation - 04Deploy
Implement through an approved sequence, then test and document the handover.
Implementation · Handover
What the engagement produces
- Assessment reportFindings from discovery and the current environment
- Solution designTarget architecture, policy and operating responsibilities
- Bill of materialsItemised hardware, software and licensing
- Implementation planSequence, dependencies and change windows
- DocumentationAs-built records handed over at completion
- Project reportWhat was delivered, tested and validated
Ongoing support
- AMCAnnual maintenance contract covering the deployed estate
- Managed servicesMonitoring, incident management, health checks and lifecycle management
- Customer successAdoption, renewal and lifecycle governance
Deliverables vary with the selected service and the responsibilities agreed for the engagement.
Discuss your security requirement.
Start with the condition that needs to change. Product selection follows the requirement.