What We Deploy
Seven layers of defence
The security technologies we deploy and integrate, layer by layer.
Attackers don't aim at just one thing, so protection can't be just one thing. Every control we deploy belongs to one of seven layers, from the people attackers target to the response when something gets through, working together to protect your systems, data, and operations.
Implementing cybersecurity technologies is only part of building an effective security program. Organizations must ensure that security controls are deployed correctly and integrated across their environment. FioSec works with organizations to evaluate existing security layers, identify potential gaps, and implement technologies that strengthen protection across networks, endpoints, identities, and cloud environments.
Artificial intelligence now runs through every one of these layers, across both attack and defence. Attackers use it to craft more convincing phishing campaigns and move faster, while defenders use it to detect and contain threats sooner. AI systems are also increasingly becoming actors in their own right, with identities and access privileges that need to be governed like any other. We account for AI within the layers below rather than treating it as a separate control.
This page covers the technologies we deploy and support. The consulting, assessment, and implementation work surrounding them can be found across our services.
New to these terms? Our cybersecurity FAQ explains each control in plain language.
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User Awareness Training
User awareness training involves educating employees about potential cybersecurity risks, teaching them how to recognize and respond to threats.
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Email Protection
Email protection refers to measures and tools used to safeguard emails from cyber threats such as phishing, malware, and spam.
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Endpoint Detection & Response
EDR is a security solution that monitors, detects, and responds to threats on endpoints in real time using advanced analytics and automation.
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Asset & Vulnerability Management
Asset and Vulnerability Management identifies, assesses, and prioritizes risks across IT assets to proactively remediate vulnerabilities and strengthen overall security posture.
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Next-Generation Firewall
A Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) integrates advanced security features like intrusion prevention (IPS), DNS filtering, and URL filtering, providing comprehensive protection by detecting and blocking threats while controlling web and network traffic.
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Secure Access Service Edge
SASE integrates cloud-delivered network and security services, like SD-WAN and Zero Trust, for secure, seamless access to apps and data from any device or location.
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Identity and Access Management
IAM ensures the right individuals access the right resources at the right times through policies, authentication, and authorization controls.
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Privileged Access Management
With Administrator accounts having access to critical systems and sensitive data, it is vital to ensure that these accounts are monitored and used appropriately by authorized individuals.
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Immutable Backups
Immutable backups cannot be altered or deleted, providing a reliable and secure way to preserve data integrity and protect against ransomware attacks or accidental changes.
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SIEM
Security Information and Event Management collects, analyzes, and correlates security data from across an organization to detect threats and support response in real time.
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Tabletop Exercises
A simulated scenario-based activity designed to test and improve an organization's incident response plans, processes, and decision-making capabilities in the face of a potential cyber threat.
The seven layers, layer by layer
Each layer has its own page: what it protects, the controls inside it, and what to look for when evaluating them.
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Human
Preparing and protecting the humans attackers target first.
User Awareness Training · Email Protection
Explore the Human layer02
Devices
Securing the laptops, servers, and endpoints where work happens.
Endpoint Detection & Response · Asset & Vulnerability Management
Explore the Devices layer03
Network
Controlling, inspecting, and segmenting the traffic that connects everything.
Next-Generation Firewall · Secure Access Service Edge
Explore the Network layer04
Identity
Making sure the right people and machines reach the right things, and nothing more.
Identity and Access Management · Privileged Access Management
Explore the Identity layer05
Data
Protecting the information attackers are ultimately after.
Immutable Backups
Explore the Data layer06
Monitoring
Seeing what is happening across every layer, all the time.
SIEM
Explore the Monitoring layer07
Response
Being ready to contain, recover, and learn when something gets through.
Tabletop Exercises
Explore the Response layerWhich layer is your weak spot?
The practical question behind all seven layers is the same: where are your gaps? The free posture check scores you layer by layer, in your browser, and a maturity gap analysis gives you the professional version.
By combining multiple security controls, a layered approach helps protect your business at multiple stages of an attack.
We provide a suite of technologies and services designed to fulfill cybersecurity framework requirements and improve the overall security posture of your business.
