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Network Evolution & Rapid Protection

National-Grade Security for Essential Services

State-sponsored actors, hacktivists, and criminal organisations increasingly target essential services. Traditional cybersecurity cannot fully address these persistent, sophisticated threats.

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Network Evolution & Rapid Protection

Sovereign infrastructure demands sovereign data control. If your most critical data can be reached from the internet, it can be compromised, regardless of how many software layers sit in front of it.

100%

Sovereign control over critical data paths

Zero

Network-reachable attack surfaces

9

Governance modules enforcing policy

Full

NIS2 and CAF compliance evidence

The Challenge

Critical infrastructure faces nation-state threats.

Supply Chain Attacks

Nation-state actors exploit supply chain vulnerabilities to reach operational systems.

IT/OT Convergence

Shared network paths between IT and OT create cascading vulnerabilities.

Legacy Infrastructure

Legacy systems lack basic cybersecurity and cannot be easily patched.

The Scenario

Scenario: Nation-State Attack on Energy Grid

A state-sponsored group compromises a regional energy provider through a supply-chain update to SCADA management software. The attackers move laterally for 47 days, mapping grid topology and exfiltrating operational procedures. When they trigger the payload, substations across three counties lose supervisory control simultaneously. Recovery takes 11 days because backup configurations were stored on network-attached storage, also compromised. With Firevault Control, SCADA configurations and grid topology data reside in physically disconnected vaults requiring multi-party authorisation. The attack vector, network reachability, simply does not exist.

"We assumed our air-gap was real. It was not, it was a firewall rule. When it failed, everything behind it was exposed. We needed physical disconnection, not logical separation."

Module deployment · critical infrastructure network

Where each Control module is deployed across IT, OT, vendors and field sites.

Critical infrastructure operators carry a corporate estate, an OT core that runs the mission, a vendor zone that supports the kit and remote field sites that report into it. Control puts a real boundary at every step of that picture.

Grounded in NCSC CAF, NIS2, CISA reference architectures and IEC 62443-3-2.

L5

Internet / Cloud

External

External services
Cloud APIs
FirebreakValidate

External traffic terminates in the perimeter.

L4

Enterprise

IT

SOC
SIEM
Identity

Office estate and shared services.

Office estate and shared services.

IsolateRelayUnlink

Vendor paths exist on a schedule and not a minute more.

VND

Vendor zone

DMZ · trust boundary

MSP access
Vendor jump
Update broker

Third-party access opens on a schedule only.

Third-party access opens on a schedule only.

ValidateLockExecute

Vendor activity into OT is named, checked and approved.

L3

OT core

OT

Historian
Engineering
Asset mgmt
Isolate

Engineering and SCADA on separate fabrics.

L2

Supervisory control

OT

SCADA
HMI
Execute

Control changes need approval before they move.

L1

Basic control

Field

PLCs
DCS
RTUs
Lock

Field assets tie to named engineers.

L0

Field assets

Field

Sensors
Actuators
OSS

Crown jewels

Off-network

Detail callout · A

Offline Secure Storage

Baselines, configurations, evidence and the recovery sets you need to restore from a known-good state.

Offline by design · secure by default

Modules & symbols

FirebreakPhysical sever
ValidateIntegrity check
IsolateZone boundary
RelayTime-bound path
UnlinkRemove trust
LockNamed access
ExecuteApproved action
DMZ boundaryTrust transition
OSS calloutOff-network detail

Where each module is deployed, and what it does there.

One row per module. Placement on the network, then plain-English purpose at that point.

  1. Isolate

    At every zone boundary on the diagram

    Every zone sits on its own physical fabric. A compromise on the office or vendor side cannot walk into OT or out to the field.

  2. Firebreak

    On the L5 to L4 link and the vendor link

    A real hardware off switch on the public and vendor boundaries, with vendor access opened only for the named window of work.

  3. Relay

    On the vendor link

    Vendor connections exist for the window of work and not a minute more.

  4. Unlink

    On the vendor link

    When a vendor relationship ends, Unlink removes the persistent connection and the inherited trust.

  5. Validate

    On the L5 to L4 link, and inside the vendor link

    Requests crossing into trusted estates are checked for origin, integrity and authority.

  6. Lock

    On the vendor link and the L1 to L0 link

    Access ties to named individuals with the right authority. Standing access is the exception.

  7. Execute

    Inside the vendor link and on the L2 to L1 link

    Pushing a change holds until the right approval is in place.

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Key Capabilities

Sovereign Data Paths

All data remains within your chosen jurisdiction in NATO-approved Firevault Bunkers, never transiting public cloud or foreign infrastructure.

Multi-Party Authorisation

Critical operations require sign-off from multiple authorised parties across different roles, preventing single points of compromise.

NIS2 & CAF Evidence

Automated compliance logging maps directly to NIS2 Article 21 and NCSC CAF outcomes, audit-ready evidence generated continuously.

Cellular Failover

Out-of-band management via dedicated cellular connectivity ensures control plane access even when primary networks are compromised.

Immutable Logging

Every access, transfer, and policy decision is recorded in tamper-proof logs stored in physically separate infrastructure, forensic-grade accountability.

Verified Safe-State Restoration

Verified control-plane baselines allow the network to be returned to a known-good operating state after a total compromise.

Demo to Live

Adoption Guide

Step 1

Threat and Compliance Assessment

Map your infrastructure against NIS2 Article 21 and NCSC CAF outcomes to identify gaps in network segmentation, access control, and incident response.

Step 2

Sovereign Architecture Design

Select and configure Control modules for your specific sector, energy, water, transport, or defence, with sovereign data paths and multi-party authorisation models.

Step 3

Controlled Pilot

Deploy in an isolated CNI environment with full multi-party authorisation, immutable logging, and cellular failover, validating governance policies without operational risk.

Step 4

Operational Go-Live

Full deployment across critical infrastructure with verified safe-state restoration, continuous compliance evidence generation, and 24/7 out-of-band management.

Step 1

Threat and Compliance Assessment

Map your infrastructure against NIS2 Article 21 and NCSC CAF outcomes to identify gaps in network segmentation, access control, and incident response.

Step 2

Sovereign Architecture Design

Select and configure Control modules for your specific sector, energy, water, transport, or defence, with sovereign data paths and multi-party authorisation models.

Step 3

Controlled Pilot

Deploy in an isolated CNI environment with full multi-party authorisation, immutable logging, and cellular failover, validating governance policies without operational risk.

Step 4

Operational Go-Live

Full deployment across critical infrastructure with verified safe-state restoration, continuous compliance evidence generation, and 24/7 out-of-band management.

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