£4.54m: The Cost of Containing Lateral Movement
Flat networks are an attacker’s playground. One compromise becomes an enterprise-wide breach.
FV-PaaS for Network ArchitectsThe Platform That Protects Networks
If you design and own networks, you’re accountable for keeping them resilient. Every exposed path is an attacker’s opportunity — and every standing connection is a liability. Firevault™ gives Network Architects physical controls that segment, disconnect, and enforce true isolation. Not logical rules that can be bypassed — real separation you can prove.
The Network Exposure That Few Talk AboutWhen Segmentation Fails, The Entire Enterprise Is Exposed
Your responsibility doesn’t stop at uptime — it extends to resilience.
When logical segmentation breaks, attackers move laterally, outages spread, and compliance breaches follow. Regulators and execs don’t ask “what tool was in place” — they ask why the network wasn’t contained.
Firevault eliminates this weak point by enforcing physical segmentation and offline isolation, removing exposure before an incident escalates.
What Can Go Wrong?
Flat networks exploited → One breach moves across IT/OT domains.
Logical segmentation bypassed → VLAN, firewall, or ACL misconfigurations exploited.
Uncontained ransomware → Cross-domain propagation, halting operations.
Compliance failures → NIS2, ISO, and critical infrastructure rules violated.
The Network Threat LandscapeWhat Happens When Networks Stay Online
Every exposed segment is an entry point. The moment a system is online, it becomes a liability — attackers can pivot, spread, and escalate.
Firevault™ eliminates this risk by taking networks physically offline when not in use, cutting off exposure, ransomware propagation, and data exfiltration.
Four key threats (head + one sentence each):
Uncontained lateral movement — once inside, attackers traverse VLANs, VPNs, and ACL gaps.
Critical OT/IT systems exposed — industrial controllers, servers, and sensitive workloads reachable by adversaries.
Credential & session hijacking — standing connections exploited to compromise privileged access.
Silent data exfiltration — intellectual property and regulated data siphoned undetected across open links.

Fully Offline
Segments are physically disconnected at the hardware layer — no VLANs, no silent tunnels, no standing exposure.

Protects Networks
Eliminates lateral movement, ransomware spread, and systemic outages by enforcing physical containment.

Standards-Aligned
Delivers provable controls mapped to Zero Trust, NIS2, NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, and MITRE ATT&CK.

Immutable & Audit-Ready
Creates verifiable isolation logs and evidence trails to satisfy compliance audits and incident forensics.
Why Firevault Is More Than Security — It’s Network DefenceHow the Platform Protects Network Architects
Each module is a physical defence against board-level risk. Together, they form the platform that disconnects your liability.
Fracture — Segmentation Control
Physically enforces zone separation so no single compromise can cross domains. Avoids systemic breaches and multi-network outages.
Isolate — Kill-Switch
Cuts connectivity instantly on compromised assets. Stops spread across IT/OT and reduces mean-time-to-containment to seconds.
Vault (Flagship) — Data Off the Network
Removes critical configs, topology maps, and IP from live exposure. Ransomware-proof storage that architects can trust for recovery.
Archive — Compliance & Continuity
Keeps immutable logs, configs, and records offline for regulatory and operational assurance. Provides evidence for audits and post-incident review.

Lock — Identity & Access Hardening
Eliminates standing credentials and enforces hardware-tied MFA for sensitive network resources. Stops credential replay and token theft.

Transfer — Secure Movement
Moves configs, updates, and evidence bundles between zones without any live path. Prevents exfiltration during migration or patch cycles.
For network architects who need the technical depth, the table below maps each module to its platform layer, driver, standards alignment, and impact score — showing how Firevault enforces segmentation, resilience, and provable compliance by design.
Why Firevault Is More Than Security — It’s Legal DefenceUnderstanding the Platform in Detail
Each one is a physical control mapped to NIST, Zero Trust, and MITRE — scoring 4 or 5 because they stop what logical firewalls can’t: lateral movement, ransomware spread, OT/IT crossover, and insider abuse.
For Network Architects: cleaner segmentation, faster containment, and resilience you can prove.
| Module | Why it matters (Network View) | Platform Layer | Technical Driver | Plain Language | Technical Detail | Frameworks | Risk Marker | Impact | Use Case | Audience Fit | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture | Prevents lateral movement across zones; one breach doesn’t spread network-wide. | Fire | Controlled Connectivity | Physical segmentation | Hardware-enforced isolation keeps zones sealed, not just logically firewalled. | NIST PR.AC-5 · MITRE T1078 · Zero Trust | High (spread common) | $4.5m avg containment | Separate OT from IT, isolate workloads | Network Architect · SecOps | 5 |
| Isolate | Kill-switch for compromised systems, halting outages before they escalate. | Fire | Controlled Connectivity | Instant physical disconnect | Out-of-band, non-IP control instantly severs live links. | NIST RS.CO-2 · MITRE T1562 | Critical (live incidents) | $1m/day outage avoided | SCADA/ICS kill-switch | IR · OT Engineer | 5 |
| Relay | Moves data securely without exposing endpoints or trust paths. | Fire | Controlled Connectivity | Offline mediation transfer | No direct endpoint links; time-boxed, isolated exchanges only. | NIST PR.PT-4 · Zero Trust | Medium (exfil risk) | $2.2m avg exfil loss | Move configs/logs offline between zones | Engineer · Compliance | 4 |
| Execute | Limits blast radius with an immediate hard cut of infected segments. | Fire | Controlled Connectivity | Emergency physical kill | Hardware cut-off triggered by ID-bound command. | NIST RS.AN-1 · MITRE T1489 | High (containment) | $1m+ delay avoided | Plant network emergency shut-off | CISO · OT/ICS | 4 |
| Vault | Takes critical configs, keys & files completely offline and ransomware-proof. | Vault | Secured Offline Data | Air-gapped storage | Encrypted offline store, no live exposure. | NIST PR.DS-1 · CIA | Critical (data theft) | $4.3m avg breach | Protect router/firewall configs offline | Network Architect · IR | 5 |
| Archive | Immutable retention of logs, configs, and evidence for compliance & recovery. | Vault | Secured Offline Data | Immutable audit storage | Offline archive locked against tamper or edit. | ISO A.12.3 · NIST PR.IP-4 | Medium (audit gaps) | €20M fines avoided | Retain 7–12yr logs, configs, IR data | Compliance · GRC | 4 |
| Unlink | Removes residual trust paths, tokens and accounts after role changes/exits. | Vault | Secured Data Access | Zero standing access | Physically severs all accounts and traces. | NIST PR.AC-6 · MITRE T1070 | Medium (insider risk) | $15.4m/yr insider avg | Hard cut for ex-admin accounts | IAM · NetOps | 4 |
| Lock | Stops credential theft by eliminating standing logins & enforcing MFA hardware locks. | Vault | Secured Data Access | Identity-bound entry | MFA hardware-only, no cloud credentials stored. | NIST PR.AC-3 · CIA | High (creds theft) | $150/record × vol | Protect admin/privileged accounts | CISO · IAM · SecOps | 5 |
| Transfer | Moves sensitive configs/files offline between vault nodes with no exposure. | Vault | Secured Offline Data | Air-gapped transfer | No live path between vault nodes, mediated only. | NIST PR.DS-2 · MITRE T1041 | Medium (data-in-motion) | $600bn IP theft global | Push configs/patches between secure zones | Network Architect · Engineer | 4 |
Who It’s ForIf You Design the Network, You Carry the Blast Radius.
Firevault is built for teams that own segmentation, identity, and recovery across hybrid estates. If a single trust boundary fails, the blast radius is on you. We make “offline by design” practical, so critical configs, credentials, and golden images can’t be taken, tampered with, or used to pivot.
Who this is for
Network & Infrastructure Architects — protect core, edge, and DC designs from lateral movement.
Zero-Trust / Security Architecture Leads — enforce physical separation where policy alone can’t.
OT/ICS & Critical Infrastructure Engineers — keep safety systems and production networks off the attack path.
Platform, SRE & Cloud Networking — remove management planes, route tables, and IaC from live exposure.
Recent incidents that prove the risk
Single credential → estate-wide outage. Compromised remote access led to days of disruption after lateral movement across a flat network.
Supplier exploit → AD compromise. A file-transfer foothold became directory takeover and data theft via weak segmentation.
IT→OT crossover. Ransomware in corporate IT pivoted into operations due to shared services and unmanaged trust.
Cloud control-plane exposure. Misconfigured management endpoints enabled privilege escalation and east-west spread.
