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Policy-Enforced Path Control for IT Infrastructure

Every connected device, every open port, every accessible endpoint is a potential entry point. If data is reachable, it is vulnerable. Traditional perimeter security cannot change that, physical path control can.

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Every breach begins with reachability. If an attacker can reach your data, through a stolen credential, a zero-day exploit, or a misconfigured firewall, they will eventually take it. Firevault Control removes reachability itself, making your most critical data physically unreachable from any network path.

9

Governance modules controlling every data path

Zero

Attack surface when paths are closed

100%

Policy-enforced path governance

Full

Audit trail for every data movement

The Challenge

Reachability is the root of all breaches.

Credential Theft

Stolen credentials give attackers legitimate access paths through firewalls and EDR.

Lateral Movement

Every system on the network is reachable from every other, no physical boundaries exist.

Zero-Day Bypasses

Zero-day vulnerabilities bypass all signature-based defences.

The Scenario

Scenario: Credential Theft to Lateral Movement

An attacker purchases valid VPN credentials from an initial access broker on a dark web marketplace. They authenticate through the corporate VPN at 2:14am, bypass MFA using a session token replay, and land on a developer workstation. Over 72 hours, they move laterally across 340 systems, domain controllers, backup servers, source code repositories, and the HR database. EDR flags anomalous behaviour on day 3, but by then, 2.1TB of data has been staged for exfiltration. Active Directory credentials, customer PII, and proprietary source code are all compromised. With Firevault Control, the Firebreak module physically disconnects critical data stores from the network. The Lock module enforces identity-bound access requiring biometric verification. The attacker's stolen credentials are worthless, there is no network path to reach the data, regardless of what access they possess.

"We had EDR, SIEM, zero-trust network access, and a 24/7 SOC. The attacker still moved through 340 systems in 72 hours using a single stolen credential. We realised detection is not enough, we needed to remove the paths entirely."

Module deployment · enterprise IT network

Where each Control module is deployed across users, identity, apps, data and vendors.

Enterprise IT lays out as tiers: an internet edge at the top, a perimeter or DMZ below it, then user endpoints, identity, applications and data. Control puts a real boundary at the places where trust actually changes.

Grounded in NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust), ISO 27001 Annex A.13 and NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework.

T0

Internet edge

External

WAF
DDoS
DNS
FirebreakValidate

External traffic stops in the perimeter.

T1

Perimeter / DMZ

DMZ · trust boundary

Reverse proxy
Email gateway

All inbound traffic terminates here.

All inbound traffic terminates here.

IsolateValidate

Endpoints and perimeter on separate fabrics.

T2

Endpoints

IT

Laptops
Mobile
BYOD

User estate, including contractors.

User estate, including contractors.

ValidateLock

Every request to identity is checked and named.

T3

Identity

IT

AD / SSO
MFA
PAM

Standing privilege is the exception, not the default.

Standing privilege is the exception, not the default.

LockExecute

App access ties to named identities and approved actions.

T4

Applications

IT

Web apps
APIs
Internal tools
IsolateTransfer

Data moves on controlled routes only.

T5

Data

Data

Databases
File shares
Object store

Where the real value sits.

Where the real value sits.

RelayFirebreakUnlink

Vendor and MSP access opens on a schedule and closes again.

VND

Vendor zone

DMZ · trust boundary

MSP / RMM
Software supply

Third-party access opens on a schedule.

Third-party access opens on a schedule.

OSS

Crown jewels

Off-network

Detail callout · A

Offline Secure Storage

Archives, recovery sets and the data you need to rebuild if the live estate is lost. Files and data of any kind.

Offline by design · secure by default

Modules & symbols

FirebreakPhysical sever
ValidateIntegrity check
IsolateZone boundary
LockNamed access
ExecuteApproved action
TransferControlled move
RelayTime-bound path
UnlinkRemove trust
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. Firebreak

    On the T0 to T1 link and the vendor link

    Real hardware off switches on the public and vendor boundaries, ready to drop the live path the moment an incident is called.

  2. Validate

    On the T0 to T1, T1 to T2 and T2 to T3 links

    Inbound traffic and identity requests are checked for origin, integrity and authority before they progress.

  3. Isolate

    On the T1 to T2 link and the T4 to T5 link

    Endpoints, applications and data sit on their own fabrics. A compromised laptop does not have a direct route to a database.

  4. Lock

    On the T2 to T3 link and the T3 to T4 link

    App and data access tie to a named identity, on the right device, with the right entitlement.

  5. Execute

    On the T3 to T4 link

    Privileged actions hold until the right approval is in place.

  6. Transfer

    On the T4 to T5 link

    When data has to move into or out of the data tier, Transfer governs how it crosses and where it lands.

  7. Relay

    On the vendor link

    Vendor and MSP access opens for the window of work and not a minute more.

  8. Unlink

    On the vendor link

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

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Key Capabilities

AD Credential Protection

Active Directory backups, KRBTGT keys, and service account credentials stored in physically disconnected vaults, immune to credential harvesting attacks like DCSync and Golden Ticket.

SIEM/SOAR Integration

Every access attempt, data movement, and policy decision feeds into existing security tools via syslog and API, enriching SOC workflows with physical-layer intelligence.

Identity-Bound Access

Biometric verification at the physical layer ensures only named, verified individuals can authorise data movement, credentials alone are insufficient.

Flexible Deployment

Deploys inline in the rack alongside existing infrastructure or out-of-band as a dedicated security layer, no network re-architecture required.

Automated Compliance

Continuous, immutable audit logging maps to ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR Article 32, and Cyber Essentials Plus, compliance evidence generated automatically.

Source Code Protection

Proprietary source code, IP, and trade secrets stored in offline vaults with identity-bound access, protecting against both external theft and insider exfiltration.

Demo to Live

Adoption Guide

Step 1

Network Reachability Assessment

Identify all lateral movement paths, standing connections, and data reachability vectors across your IT infrastructure, mapping the real attack surface.

Step 2

Integration Architecture

Map Control modules to your existing SIEM, SOAR, IAM, and EDR stack, ensuring physical-layer intelligence feeds directly into security operations workflows.

Step 3

Shadow Deployment

Deploy inline in the rack or out-of-band alongside existing infrastructure with zero network changes, validating path control policies in production conditions.

Step 4

Enterprise Go-Live

Activate policy enforcement, automated compliance logging, and team onboarding across your IT environment with full SIEM/SOAR integration.

Step 1

Network Reachability Assessment

Identify all lateral movement paths, standing connections, and data reachability vectors across your IT infrastructure, mapping the real attack surface.

Step 2

Integration Architecture

Map Control modules to your existing SIEM, SOAR, IAM, and EDR stack, ensuring physical-layer intelligence feeds directly into security operations workflows.

Step 3

Shadow Deployment

Deploy inline in the rack or out-of-band alongside existing infrastructure with zero network changes, validating path control policies in production conditions.

Step 4

Enterprise Go-Live

Activate policy enforcement, automated compliance logging, and team onboarding across your IT environment with full SIEM/SOAR integration.

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