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ZERO TRUST ARCHITECTURE · ZTNA · MICROSEGMENTATION · CONTINUOUS VERIFICATION

Never trust.Always verify.Zero trust by design.

Design, implement, and validate zero trust architecture across your environment. ZTNA deployment, microsegmentation, least privilege enforcement, and continuous verification — moving beyond perimeter security.

Zero Trust Architecture · Control PlaneENFORCEMENT ACTIVE

The perimeter is gone.
Verification never stops.

Modern attacks bypass the network perimeter through compromised credentials, supply chain vulnerabilities, and cloud-native workloads. Zero Trust assumes breach at all times — every identity, device, and request must continuously prove trustworthiness regardless of origin.

Trust Signal MatrixLIVE
Identity Score98%
Device Posture89%
Network Context92%
Behaviour Baseline78%
Verification Chain
01
Authenticate principal identity
02
Validate device posture & compliance
03
Evaluate network context & location
04
Score behaviour & risk signals
05
Apply least-privilege policy grant
Vectors Neutralised
Credential Theft / SprayCRIT
Lateral MovementCRIT
Insider Privilege AbuseHIGH
Third-Party Supply ChainHIGH
Unmanaged Device AccessMED
ZT Architecture · Live Access Flow
EVALUATING
PRINCIPALUser / DeviceMFA · Posture VerifiedPEPENFORCEPolicy Enforcement PointEvery request. Every time.RESOURCEProtected ResourceLeast-Privilege AccessPDPDECIDEPolicy Decision PointIdentityOIDC · SAMLBehaviourUEBA · MLAccess RequestAuthorised GrantPolicyEvaluation
Access Request
Policy Evaluation
Context Signal
Policy Decision LogLIVE
✓ ALLOW18msLOW
alice@corp.io
ERP-PROD
MFA · Compliant · Corp-Network
✗ DENY9msHIGH
bob.ctr@ext.com
HR-PORTAL
No-MFA · Unmanaged · Residential
✓ ALLOW7msLOW
svc-k8s@prod
SECRET-MGR
Workload-ID · mTLS · Pod-Label
✗ DENY12msHIGH
charles@corp.io
FINANCE-DB
Stale-Device · Anomaly-Score 8.7
✓ ALLOW21msLOW
diana@corp.io
ANALYTICS
FIDO2 · Compliant · Expected-Geo
Decision Engine
847
Decisions/min
91.3%
Allow rate
23ms
Avg latency
1,204
Active policies
ZT Core Principles
Verify explicitlyEvery signal, every time
Least privilegeJIT · JEA · time-bound
Assume breachMinimise blast radius
CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model · NIST SP 800-2075 PILLARS

Five pillars.
Zero implicit trust in any.

ZT Pillar Stack
Core
Enhanced
PILLAR 01Identity
ACTIVE

Strong authentication, device trust, and behavioural risk scoring for every principal.

Control Capabilities
4 Core2 Enhanced
MFA / Passwordless auth
CORE CONTROL
Risk-based adaptive access policies
CORE CONTROL
Privileged Identity Management
CORE CONTROL
User & entity behaviour analytics
CORE CONTROL
Cross-domain identity federation
ENHANCED
Continuous identity re-evaluation
ENHANCED
Standards & Frameworks
NIST SP 800-63BOAuth 2.0/OIDCSAML 2.0FIDO2/WebAuthn
Maturity & Outcome
92%MATURITY
98%
Account takeover reduction
Capability Dimensions
Auth Depth88%
Policy Coverage95%
Automation84%
All Pillars
Threat Intelligence · Zero Trust Mitigations

Key Challenges Addressed
by Zero Trust Architecture

Zero Trust doesn't just add security controls — it eliminates the implicit trust assumptions that make these attack vectors possible. Select any threat to explore the specific controls that neutralise it.

ZTNA vs Traditional VPN · Access Model Comparison

VPN grants a network.
ZTNA grants an application.

Traditional VPN gives authenticated users flat access to network segments — a single compromised account exposes the entire infrastructure. ZTNA enforces application-specific, identity-verified, continuously monitored access.

Traditional VPNHIGH RISK
USERRemoteVPNGATEWAYHR ServersFinance DBAll AppsCode ReposProd InfraLATERAL MOVEMENT ↕
Full network segment accessible after VPN auth
Lateral movement unrestricted within subnet
One compromised credential = complete exposure
No per-application policy enforcement
Zero Trust Network AccessSECURE
USERRemoteIDENTITYVERIFYDEVICECHECKZTNABROKERAUTHORISEDAPP ONLYBLOCKEDPolicy DenyBLOCKEDPolicy DenyNO LATERAL MOVEMENT
App-specific access — only authorised application reachable
Lateral movement blocked — segments invisible to user
Compromised credential = single app blast radius only
Per-session policy enforcement with full audit trail
Capability
Traditional VPN
ZTNA
Network Access Granted
Full segment
App-specific only
Lateral Movement Risk
Unrestricted
Blocked by policy
Breach Blast Radius
Entire network
Single app session
Session Visibility
Limited
Full session logs
Third-party Access Risk
Full trust
JIT access only
MFA Enforcement
Gateway only
Per-app per-session
Network Microsegmentation · Policy Enforcement

Every segment.
Its own policy boundary.

Zero Trust microsegmentation eliminates flat network access. Each segment is independently policy-enforced — a compromised device in one segment cannot reach another without explicit allow rules and re-verification.

PEPPEPPEPPEPPEPPOLICY ENGINECORP8 nodesLOWCLOUD14 nodesMEDIUMIOT24 nodesHIGHEXT6 nodesCRITICALAllowed trafficConditional (auth req.)Limited access
CORPLOW RISK

Corporate Network

8 active nodes · ALLOWED traffic policy

Segment Policies
MFA enforced across all 2,400 accounts
Managed device posture check pre-access
Role-based conditional access — 14 roles
Session max 8h, re-auth on anomaly
ALLOWED TO REACH
Data Centre
Cloud (via ZTNA proxy)
BLOCKED FROM
IoT/OT segment
External Partners
Policy Decision Point · Access Control

Dynamic access.
Context-aware decisions.

The Zero Trust Policy Engine evaluates four signal inputs in real time — identity risk, device posture, network context, and data sensitivity — to make access decisions that adapt to threat conditions dynamically.

Input Signals
Identity Risk Score8 / 100
Device PostureCompliant
Network ContextCorporate LAN
Data SensitivityInternal
POLICY
ENGINE
4 signals evaluated in <12ms
Access Decision
VERDICT
ALLOW
Full role-based access granted
Enforcement Actions
Standard session 8h
All authorised apps accessible
Continuous posture monitoring active
No MFA prompt — identity token cached
< 12 ms
Policy evaluation latency
4 layers
Signals evaluated per req.
Continuous
Re-evaluation on context Δ
1,200+
Policy rules in engine
Implementation Roadmap · Six Phases

Zero Trust is a journey.
Not a product you buy.

Our six-phase roadmap prioritises identity-first controls that deliver immediate risk reduction, then builds toward full microsegmentation and continuous validation at enterprise scale.

PHASE 01 OF 06

Assessment

Duration
2–3 wks
Effort: 8%

Map current security posture against the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model. Identify identity, network, and data gaps. Baseline MTTD/MTTR and breach impact metrics.

ZT maturity scorecard
Control gap inventory
Priority risk register
Effort allocation8%
auto-advance every 4.5s
01
Assessment
2–3 wks
02
Architecture
2–4 wks
03
Identity First
4–8 wks
04
Network ZT
6–12 wks
05
App & Data
4–10 wks
06
Continuous ZT
Ongoing
Zero Trust Framework

Zero Trust Maturity
Posture Assessment

We implement and continuously measure Zero Trust maturity across all six CISA pillars — from identity verification to infrastructure hardening. Click a pillar to inspect controls.

85overall
ZT Maturity Score
Across 6 CISA pillars
Implemented17
Partial10
Planned3
👤
Identity Pillar Controls
Never trust any identity without continuous verification. Enforce least-privilege access dynamically.
MFA Enforcement
Implemented100%
Conditional Access
Implemented98%
Privileged Identity Mgmt
Implemented95%
Identity Risk Policies
Partial82%
Password-less Auth
Planned45%
Pillar Summary
Maturity Score94%
Controls Implemented3/5
Gap Controls2
Avg Control Score84%
Gap Analysis
Identity Risk Policies
Status: Partial · Score: 82%
Password-less Auth
Status: Planned · Score: 45%
AI / ML · Behavioural Analytics

Behavioural signals.
Adaptive decisions.

Machine learning continuously models identity, device, network, and application behaviour — detecting insider threats, privilege escalation attempts, and credential compromise without requiring MFA re-prompts for every request.

Identity risk scoring (UEBA)
96%
Device anomaly & drift detection
93%
Lateral movement pattern detection
91%
Adaptive access policy automation
88%
Zero-day supply chain threat detection
84%
UEBA (User Behaviour)SOAR AutomationThreat Intel CorrelationContinuous Re-auth Scoring
ZT ENGINE
Identity
Device
Network
Data
Behaviour
Context
< 12ms
Policy eval
98.5%
Accuracy
0 FP
False positives
Our Advantage

Why Spakto for Zero Trust.
What separates architecture from delivery.

Zero Trust implementations fail when they become product-led rather than risk-led. Spakto leads with threat models, not vendor decks — and we measure success by breach simulation outcomes, not feature checklists.

NIST SP 800-207 Certified
CISA ZTM Aligned
ISO 27001:2022 Practitioner
TOGAF Enterprise Arch.
NIST SP 800-207 aligned
01

Architecture-Led

We design Zero Trust architectures grounded in published federal standards — NIST SP 800-207, CISA ZTM, and DoD ZTA — not vendor-specific product roadmaps.

100% MFA coverage target
02

Identity-First

Every Spakto ZT engagement begins with identity consolidation and MFA — the single highest-ROI control. We eliminate implicit trust before layering network and data controls.

14+ ZT vendor integrations
03

Platform-Agnostic

We are vendor-neutral. Whether your stack is Microsoft, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, or a custom build, we architect and implement without product bias.

Pre/post breach simulation
04

Validated Outcomes

We run pre/post breach simulations — red team exercises that quantify lateral movement reduction and detection improvement after each implementation phase.

5 frameworks mapped
05

Compliance-Aligned

ZT controls are cross-referenced to PCI DSS v4, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2, NIST CSF 2.0, and HIPAA — your compliance posture improves alongside your security maturity.

Operator enablement included
06

Embedded Training

We deliver hands-on training for security and platform teams alongside every engagement — embedding ZT operational capability internally, not creating dependency.

READY TO ARCHITECT ZERO TRUST?

Never trust.
Always verify. Starting now.

Schedule a Zero Trust maturity assessment. We will baseline your current posture, identify the highest-impact gaps, and deliver a prioritised implementation roadmap aligned to your risk appetite.

Zero Trust FAQs

Frequently asked
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