INDEPENDENT SETA ADVISORY

Federal Zero Trust Architecture Advisory

HCT helps mission owners move Zero Trust from an abstract objective to an evidence-based architecture and prioritized implementation roadmap grounded in mission workflows and data protection.

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Mission value

What this advisory work is designed to strengthen.

  1. 01Reduced reliance on implicit network trust
  2. 02Risk-informed access to mission data and services
  3. 03Measurable progress across Zero Trust capabilities

Advisory scope

Areas of focus

  • Current-state maturity and dependency assessment
  • Identity, device, network, application, workload, and data controls
  • Microsegmentation and policy-enforcement strategy
  • Telemetry, analytics, automation, and governance

Representative deliverables

Decision-ready outputs

  • Reference architecture and target-state views
  • Capability gap assessment
  • Sequenced implementation roadmap
  • Metrics, decision points, and validation criteria

Reference points

Standards and guidance are applied in mission context.

Specific requirements and control selections depend on the customer, system, data, authorization boundary, classification, and governing authority.

NIST SP 800-207CISA Zero Trust Maturity ModelDoD Zero Trust StrategyNIST CSF

Independent technical advice

Turn a complex cyber question into a defensible decision.

HCT supports the customer’s decision authority. We do not sell, procure, or install the products being evaluated.

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