01 · Map dependencies
Application dependencies are mapped across data center, cloud, and hybrid environments to clearly understand what actually needs to talk to what.
Network Security
Microsegmentation & Zero Trust Network
Identity-aware microsegmentation across data center, cloud and hybrid environments, containing lateral movement and shrinking the blast radius of an incident.
- 16 to 32 weeks Engagement window, scoped and phased around your environment
- Crown-jewel first Enforcement phased starting with your most critical applications
- AI-assisted Application dependency mapping supported by automated traffic analysis
East-west monitor — data centre core
LIVE
14:02:11
vm-app-04 → vm-db-01 · 5432/postgres
BASELINE
14:02:14
cam-l2-west → ntp.internal · 123/ntp
BASELINE
14:02:19
svc-backup → nas-02 · 445/smb
BASELINE
14:02:23
svc-print → fin-ws-114 · 445/smb
NEW PATH
14:02:27
vm-web-02 → vm-app-04 · 8443/https
BASELINE
14:02:31
ot-plc-07 → scada-hist · 502/modbus
BASELINE
18,431
Flows baselined
1
Anomaly flagged
0
Agents involved
A service account opening SMB sessions to hosts it has never touched — invisible to every agent, obvious on the wire.
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The challenge
The average eCrime breakout time, from initial access to lateral movement, has compressed to forty-eight minutes, with the fastest observed intrusions moving in under a minute. Eighty percent of that lateral movement relies on compromised credentials alone, moving through a flat network that never questions where a login came from.
Approach
How the engagement works
02 · Design and phase enforcement
Microsegmentation policy is carefully designed, then enforced in phases, starting with crown-jewel applications before extending further across the rest of the estate.
03 · Integrate and hand over
East-west visibility is fully integrated with your SOC and NDR, with complete knowledge transfer, detailed runbooks, operational documentation, and administrator guidance handed over to your team for operations and maintenance.
How it works
From a flat network to contained blast radius
What’s included
- Application dependency mapping
- Microsegmentation policy design
- Phased enforcement starting with crown-jewel applications
- Identity-aware policy enforcement based on users, workloads and application context where supported
- East-west visibility setup
- Integration with SOC and network detection and response
Outcomes
- Reduced breach impact by limiting lateral movement and minimizing the attack blast radius
- Crown-jewel applications protected first, not left until a later phase
- East-west traffic visible, not just traffic crossing the perimeter
Why Gruve
A flat network lets one compromised credential go anywhere
Microsegmentation stops it at the first hop
Most lateral movement does not require a new exploit, it just requires a network that never questions where a login came from once it is inside. Gruve's expertise in delivering Zero Trust and microsegmentation across enterprise, cloud, and hybrid environments shapes how this engagement maps what actually needs to talk to what, then enforces segmentation in phases, starting with the applications that would hurt the most if reached.
Gruve Differentiator
Gruve Microsegmentation & Zero Trust Network
Flat Network Architecture
Business Requirements
Organizations that want to contain lateral movement at the source
Organizations relying on perimeter defenses alone
Service Model
Dependency mapping, policy design and phased enforcement delivered together
No structured view of what talks to what across the network
Technology & Expertise
Crown-jewel applications segmented first
Every application treated with the same flat exposure
Approach & Capabilities
East-west visibility integrated with SOC and NDR
East-west traffic largely invisible to existing monitoring
Governance & Assurance
Identity-aware policy where supported
Segmentation based on IP address and VLAN alone, if at all
Network Security
Often deployed together
SASE / SSE
Converged secure access service edge combining secure web gateway, CASB, ZTNA, DLP and firewall as a service.
Learn moreNGFW Lifecycle Services
Design, deployment, policy migration and managed operation of next-generation firewalls.
Learn moreOT/IoT, NAC, Cloud NGFW & SD-WAN
Security for operational technology, network access control, cloud firewalls and SD-WAN.
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A network that contains a breach
not one that lets it spread
The partnership with Gruve brings significant value to customers by combining thought leadership, delivery, and execution of services. Leveraging AI/ML and Cloud tools in delivering software integrations and services can significantly ease transitions for large enterprise organizations.
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Start with a clear dependency map before any segmentation policy is enforced
One breach shouldn't mean disruption to the whole network. Contain it with microsegmentation.
- Application dependencies mapped across your environment upfront
- Crown-jewel applications identified for first-phase enforcement
- Phased rollout plan agreed before any policy goes live
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A Gruve advisory lead will reach out within 1 business day.