Design and Enablement
Design and Enablement Services
Identity Infrastructure
Identity solutions are foundational to an organization’s approach to cybersecurity. Correctly designing and implementing these solutions is critical to the overall security of the IT infrastructure.
Network Access Control (NAC)
NAC solutions such as, Cisco ISE or HPE ClearPass, act as the first line of defense for users and endpoints attempting to connect to your corporate infrastructure. Utilizing a NAC solution enables your organization to implement additional security features such as least permission access, segmentation, and incident response.
Identity Access Management (IAM)
Solutions used to manage identities such as Entra ID and Okta are a key component of an organization's security infrastructure. When configured correctly these solutions will ensure effective enforcement of the your security policy.
Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
Multi Factor Authentication is now a requirement for most applications accessed by users. Effectively enabling an MFA solution will facilitate a smooth user experience and will only further your organization's security posture.
Endpoint Protection
Endpoint security concerns which endpoints can connect to the network and the detection of/response to malware. Our endpoint security services are focused on designing and effectively implementing these solutions to protect your organization against diverse and sophisticated attacks.
Remote Access VPN
Remote Access Virtual Private Networks enables endpoints/users to connect to your corporate network from remote locations.
SSE
Secure Service Edge is the next stage of evolution of remote access. It enables remote users to be continuously secured by your organization's security policies, whether they are accessing internal or public resources. SSE solutions include the following next-generation features:
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Endpoint detection and response tools such as CrowdStrike and Cisco Secure Endpoint can be used to proactively block and respond to threats directly on user's endpoints. The functions these tools perform include but are not limited to:
Network & Application Security
Our design and enablement services offer deep experience in every aspect of network security. Our team of networking professionals can help you identify the desired technology based on your organization's skills, security requirements, and business outcomes.
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Next-Generation Firewalls
Firewalls are the original network security tool. By filtering traffic entering and exiting your network as well as traffic transversing your network, we can limit the surface area of network attacks. Next-generation firewalling, IPS and IDS, systems provide further insights into network traffic, detecting and preventing certain types of traffic which would be allowed by a traditional firewall. Some of the new features provided by next-generation firewalls include but are not limited to:
Segmentation
As a network grows, and more devices are onboarded the surface area available to an attacker grows exponentially. By implementing segmentation between devices which do not require communication the blast radius of any individual exploit can be dramatically reduced. Segmentation is the foundation of Zero Trust Network Access Solutions.
Security Operations Solutions
Operating a secure network requires security operations tools such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR) platforms. These tools are used to identify and respond to security threats. The effective implementation of these tools enables your organization to efficiently meet the required security posture.
Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM)
SIEM tools are critical in identifying security threats. By correlating logs from various sources, threats can be identified and then remediated. Gruve can help design and implement these tools effectively, reducing the time your organization needs to identify and respond to threats. SIEM tools perform the following high-level functions
Security Orchestration and Automated Response (SOAR)
Security Orchestration and Automation tools enable remediation workflows to be defined and automated. These workflows can guide your security operations team to respond to threats correctly and consistently, allowing automated threat response when possible. SOAR tools perform the following high-level functions
Case Studies
"Gruve helped us secure 600,000 users with zero downtime!"
Gruve upgraded 208 servers, in the largest ISE environment for wired networks and Remote Access VPN, to the latest Cisco hardware with zero downtime. This allowed the customer to secure access for about 600,000 users. Our change management facilitated new feature implementations, and we set up a pre-production environment with 48 servers for testing. Collaboration with Cisco TAC ensured rapid resolution of critical issues and seamless operations.
"Never knew firewall migration could be this effortless."
Gruve successfully designed and deployed Cisco FTD with multiple – instances and inter-site clustering, effectively overcoming the challenge of migrating multiple firewalls simultaneously within a tight timeframe. We expertly transitioned 70 ASA contexts to 34 FTD instances with minimal downtime. We ensured a seamless design transition while maintaining operational integrity.
"Gruve made VPN security transformation feel effortless."
Gruve designed and deployed a secure Remote Access VPN solution for this customer using 'Multiple certificate auth' in FTD 7.2.5. This implementation required configuring machine and user certificate authentication, Azure SAML authentication and endpoint compliance checks. This approach enhanced security while maintaining performance and reliability.