Uniqcli

Capability 04

Cybersecurity

Zero-trust architectures, NGFW deployment, XDR/ISE, hardening and compliance-driven network defense.

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Scope
Zero-trust segmentation · NGFW · XDR · ISE · hardening
Deliverables
Config baselines · change records · hardening evidence
Compliance
FIPS 140-2/3 options · DoDIN APL paths · §889 screened
Built for
RMF & CMMC evidence · federal and SLED programs

Overview

Zero-trust architecture, deployed and hardened — not just designed

A zero-trust reference architecture on a whiteboard doesn't stop lateral movement. Uniqcli deploys next-gen firewalls, XDR and identity services (ISE) as a working system, hardened to your compliance baseline, with FIPS 140-2/3 modules and DoDIN APL-listed hardware where the requirement calls for it.

An engineer seating a small network appliance into a bench rack and threading a console cable.

How we work

Architecture, deployment, hardening — one program

We start from your network segmentation goals and compliance framework — RMF, CMMC, or an internal control set — and design a zero-trust architecture around policy enforcement points that actually match your traffic patterns, not a generic vendor reference diagram.

Deployment includes NGFW policy build-out, XDR sensor rollout and identity-services (ISE) integration for posture-based access control, followed by a hardening pass against CIS benchmarks or your program's STIG baseline before the system goes live.

  • Zero-trust segmentation mapped to your traffic and compliance framework
  • NGFW policy design, deployment and tuning
  • XDR sensor rollout and ISE-based identity and posture control
  • Hardening to CIS benchmarks, STIGs or program-specific baselines
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Where to start

Four places a cyber engagement begins

Each area can lead — layer onto a live network incrementally or take it as one program from segmentation to evidence.

Zero-trust segmentation & policy

Segmentation mapped to real traffic and your control framework, with enforcement points sized to how the network actually moves.

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Next-gen firewall deployment

HA firewall pairs, a rule base built from the segmentation model, and tuning against live traffic — not a legacy config lifted wholesale.

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XDR & identity-based access

XDR sensors that feed your SIEM and ISE that gates access on device posture and the identities you already manage.

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Hardening & compliance evidence

CIS/STIG hardening with config baselines and change records mapped to RMF or CMMC controls for assessor review.

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The work, in depth

Cyber defense, from segmentation to evidence

Zero-trust segmentation & policy

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Segmentation begins as a picture of how traffic actually flows — which systems talk to which, east-west between workloads and north-south to users and the outside — read from the real network rather than assumed from an org chart. Enforcement points are then placed where that traffic concentrates, and trust zones and segment boundaries are drawn around the dependencies the network really has, so a policy that looks clean on a diagram doesn't sever an application nobody wrote down.

Segmentation is translated into enforceable policy on the firewalls and NAC that gate the traffic, and the rollout is phased so an existing production network adopts it without a forklift cutover.

  • Segmentation model mapped to traffic flows and your control framework
  • Policy enforcement points sized to east-west and north-south traffic
  • Incremental rollout onto a live network — no disruptive cutover
  • Segmentation validated against the STIG or CIS baseline before go-live

Next-gen firewall deployment & tuning

An engineer seating a firewall appliance into an open rack with dressed fiber uplinks.

NGFW work is more than racking an appliance: HA pairs, zone and interface design, and a rule base built from the segmentation model instead of migrated wholesale from a legacy firewall that nobody fully trusts anymore.

Tuning happens against real traffic — application identification, IPS and threat-prevention profiles, and decryption where policy allows — with FIPS-validated firmware confirmed before it's quoted where the requirement calls for it.

  • HA firewall pairs with zone and interface design
  • Rule base built from the segmentation model, not lifted from legacy
  • Application-ID, IPS and threat-prevention profile tuning
  • FIPS 140-2/3 validated firmware confirmed before quote where required

XDR & identity-based access (ISE)

A quiet security-operations room with analysts facing a wall of dim monitors.

XDR sensors are rolled out across endpoints and network taps and routed into the SIEM or analytics platform you already run — visibility that lands in your existing console, not a parallel silo your team has to watch separately.

Identity services (ISE) enforce posture- and identity-based access control: 802.1X, device profiling and posture assessment gate what reaches the network, integrated with the directory and identity provider you already operate.

  • XDR sensor deployment across endpoints and network taps
  • Telemetry routed into your existing SIEM or analytics platform
  • ISE 802.1X, device profiling and posture-based access control
  • Integration with your existing identity provider and directory

Hardening & compliance evidence

An engineer running a hardening pass on a benched appliance beside a console laptop and closed binders.

Federal and regulated buyers need more than a security posture — they need evidence. Every NGFW, sensor and identity appliance we deploy is hardened against CIS benchmarks or your program's STIG baseline before go-live, and comes with configuration baselines and change records that map back to your control framework, so an assessor reviewing RMF or CMMC evidence finds a system built to the standard, not retrofitted to explain it.

Where a requirement specifies FIPS 140-2/3 validated cryptographic modules or DoDIN APL-listed hardware, we confirm the specific model and firmware revision hold that listing before it's quoted — not after it's installed.

  • Hardening to CIS benchmarks, DISA STIGs or program baselines
  • Config baselines and change records mapped to RMF or CMMC controls
  • FIPS 140-2/3 validation confirmed by model and firmware revision
  • DoDIN APL listing paths verified before hardware is quoted
  • NDAA §889 screening on every line

What's included

From architecture to hardened, evidenced deployment

  • Zero-trust network segmentation design and policy enforcement mapping
  • NGFW deployment, policy build-out and tuning
  • XDR sensor deployment across endpoints and network taps
  • ISE integration for identity- and posture-based access control
  • Hardening to CIS benchmarks, DISA STIGs or program baselines
  • FIPS 140-2/3 and DoDIN APL hardware verification where required

Brands we carry

Security lines we deploy and integrate

Deep line coverage across the security vendors these engagements are built on.

Check PointSophosForcepointProofpointSonicWallTenableWatchGuardF5 Networks

Frequently asked

Can you deploy into an existing network without a full redesign?

Yes. Most engagements layer zero-trust segmentation, NGFW policy and XDR visibility onto an existing network incrementally, phased to avoid a disruptive cutover.

Do you support CMMC or RMF assessment evidence?

Yes. Configuration baselines, change records and hardening documentation are captured during deployment and organized to map to your control framework for assessor review.

Can you supply FIPS-validated or DoDIN APL-listed hardware specifically?

Yes. We confirm the exact model and firmware revision carry the required FIPS 140-2/3 validation or DoDIN APL listing before quoting, and document it with the order.

Do you provide 24/7 monitoring, a SOC or an incident-response retainer?

No. Uniqcli deploys, integrates and hardens security products — firewalls, XDR sensors, identity services — and hands off a tuned, documented system to your security-operations team or the MDR provider you've chosen. We are not a managed SOC, MDR or incident-response provider; the ongoing watch stays with your team.

Can XDR and identity services feed our existing SIEM and identity provider?

Yes. XDR telemetry is routed into the SIEM or analytics platform you already run rather than a parallel console, and ISE integrates with your existing directory and identity provider, so posture-based access builds on the identities you already manage instead of a new silo.

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