Zero Trust Architecture & India DPDP 2023 Compliance

Enterprise Cyber Resilience, Zero Trust & Anti-Ransomware

Continuous security posture across every network boundary. We guard identity, endpoints, hybrid clouds, and air-gapped backups with automated micro-segmentation, immutable snapshot recovery, and strict compliance with India's DPDP Act 2023.

100% DPDP Act
India Data Protection Act 2023 & RBI compliance verified
0 Byte Egress
Air-gapped immutable WORM vaulting immune to ransomware
< 8 Min MTTR
Automated endpoint isolation & behavioral threat containment
12,000+ Nodes
Unified zero-trust identity and device telemetry under one SOC
Enterprise Capabilities

Comprehensive Defense-in-Depth Architecture

From zero-trust network boundaries to isolated forensic recovery vaults, Iris Waves protects critical corporate data assets against sophisticated ransomware syndicates and regulatory fines.

Identity & Boundary Defense

Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)

Replace perimeter VPNs with continuous context-aware identity verification. Micro-segment internal networks so compromised endpoints cannot move laterally into core database assets.

Least-privilege role-based access control with biometric MFA
Host-level micro-segmentation preventing lateral malware propagation
Continuous device posture assessment (OS patch, EDR active, encryption)
Native Microsoft Entra ID and Cisco Duo identity integration
Zero Trust ZTNA Micro-Segmentation Entra ID P2 Cisco Duo
Cyber Recovery & WORM

Air-Gapped Anti-Ransomware Vaults

Protect corporate survival with logically air-gapped, immutable backup repositories. Data written to the vault cannot be modified, encrypted, or deleted by compromised admin accounts.

Linux Hardened Repositories with non-rewritable WORM immutability
Automated physical/logical air-gap isolation between production and vault
Automated clean-room recovery sandbox testing for latent malware
Rapid instant-mount capability restoring 100TB datasets in under 15 minutes
Dell Cyber Recovery Veeam Hardened Repo WORM Immutability Air-Gapped Vault
Network Perimeter & SASE

Next-Gen SASE & Edge Security

Unify branch SD-WAN and cloud perimeter security under Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet. Deep-packet SSL inspection, AI-driven threat signatures, and zero-touch branch deployment.

Fortinet FortiGate & Palo Alto Next-Gen Firewalls with TLS 1.3 decryption
Cloud SASE security extending protection to remote branch users
Automated Anti-DDoS mitigation protecting public citizen portals
Unified SD-WAN routing prioritizing mission-critical ERP transactions
Palo Alto Prisma Fortinet FortiGate 600F Cisco Meraki SD-WAN Deep SSL Inspection
Data Loss Prevention & CASB

CASB & Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Prevent intellectual property and citizen data exfiltration across Microsoft 365, AWS, Google Cloud, and SaaS endpoints. Enforce cryptographic tagging and real-time blocking.

Automated PII, Aadhaar, PAN, and payment record pattern matching
Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) governing shadow IT and SaaS shares
Endpoint USB storage block and watermarked clipboard monitoring
Microsoft Purview Information Protection enterprise synchronization
Microsoft Purview Enterprise DLP CASB Security Aadhaar / PII Scrub
Threat Hunting & SOC

SOC Automation & Managed MDR

24/7 continuous threat detection, automated SIEM/SOAR telemetry correlation, and rapid incident response delivering sub-10 minute mean time to contain (MTTC).

Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk enterprise SIEM ingestion pipelines
CrowdStrike Falcon and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint automated isolation
Automated playbook execution neutralizing suspicious credential dumps
Dedicated Level-3 cyber forensic handlers on 24/7 call across India
Microsoft Sentinel CrowdStrike EDR Sub-10m Containment 24/7 MDR SOC
Regulatory Compliance & Audits

DPDP Act 2023 & Regulatory Audits

Full compliance assurance for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, RBI Cyber Security Framework, and CERT-In 6-hour incident disclosure mandates.

DPDP Act 2023 Data Fiduciary gap audits and consent management
CERT-In mandatory 6-hour security incident logging and forensic reporting
ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management audits
Periodic third-party Red Team penetration testing and vulnerability triage
India DPDP Act 2023 CERT-In 6h Reporting ISO 27001:2022 RBI Framework
Architectural Blueprint

Iris Waves 4-Tier Zero Trust Reference Stack

A cohesive, multi-layered cyber resilience model ensuring identity verification, deep perimeter inspection, and air-gapped data survivability.

Tier 04 Identity & Behavioral Access Gateway

Continuous risk-based authentication verifying user identity, device health, and geographic anomaly telemetry before granting access to sensitive business systems.

Microsoft Entra ID P2 Cisco Duo MFA YubiKey Enterprise Conditional Access Thales Luna HSM
Tier 03 SASE Perimeter & Micro-Segmentation

Encrypted traffic inspection, cloud access broker filtering, and lateral movement micro-segmentation dividing database cores from branch users.

Palo Alto Prisma Access Fortinet FortiGate Cisco Meraki SD-WAN Illumio Core TLS 1.3 Decryption
Tier 02 Endpoint Telemetry, SIEM & SOAR Engine

Millisecond log ingestion across 10,000+ endpoints with machine-learning anomaly detection and automated script containment isolating infected hosts.

Microsoft Sentinel SIEM CrowdStrike Falcon Splunk Enterprise Microsoft Defender SOAR Playbooks
Tier 01 Air-Gapped Immutable Recovery Vault

Physically and logically air-gapped cyber recovery vault storing immutable WORM snapshots disconnected from production network pathways.

Dell Cyber Recovery DD9900 Veeam Hardened Linux WORM Immutability Clean-Room Sandbox Automated Air-Gap
Enterprise Hardware Matrix

Certified Security & Cyber Recovery Bill of Materials (BOM)

Production-certified appliance and software platforms deployed and supported by Iris Waves engineers across India.

Domain Certified OEM Architecture Technical Specifications Target Enterprise Workload
Next-Gen Firewall Palo Alto Networks PA-5450 Series
Scalable Modular Chassis NGFW
  • Up to 200 Gbps threat prevention throughput
  • Hardware-accelerated SSL/TLS 1.3 decryption
  • Machine learning inline zero-day malware defense
  • Dedicated management and log processing cards
Datacenter perimeter gateway inspection, hybrid cloud edge defense, and high-throughput corporate core protection.
Cyber Vault Dell Technologies PowerProtect DD9900
Cyber Recovery Isolated Appliance
  • Up to 1.5 PB usable capacity (up to 97.5 PB logical)
  • Automated operational air-gap network isolation
  • CyberSense machine learning corruption analytics
  • Strict retention lock compliance (WORM)
Air-gapped survival vault protecting core banking ledgers, ERP transaction logs, and medical records from ransomware attacks.
SASE & Edge Fortinet FortiGate 600F
Mid-Enterprise Security Appliance
  • 139 Gbps firewall throughput with NP7 processor
  • 10.5 Gbps threat protection with deep inspection
  • Integrated Secure SD-WAN & ZTNA gateway
  • Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies
Branch network consolidation, high-speed campus WAN connectivity, and direct cloud application breakout security.
Immutable Backup Veeam Software Hardened Linux Repository
Enterprise Backup with XFS WORM
  • Immutable block storage preventing deletion
  • Single-use ephemeral credentials with no SSH port
  • Dell PowerEdge R760xd2 high-density server integration
  • Instant VM and database recovery in seconds
Primary backup tier for virtualized clusters and relational databases requiring 100% immunity from ransomware encryption.
Hardware Crypto Thales Luna PCIe HSM 7
FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Cryptographic Module
  • Up to 20,000 RSA-2048 operations per second
  • Hardware tamper-evident active erasure casing
  • PKCS#11, Microsoft CAPI, and CNG API support
  • Sovereign Indian cryptographic key containment
Root of trust for banking transactional keys, digital signatures, and DPDP Act 2023 encrypted data fiduciary stores.
Implementation Methodology

Zero Trust Staging & Hardening in 6-8 Weeks

Iris Waves utilizes a zero-interruption security deployment model that models traffic, tests policies in observation mode, and hardens perimeters without blocking business traffic.

01
Weeks 1 - 2

Attack Surface Discovery & DPDP Audit

Deploy non-intrusive network probes to inventory all internal assets, map unencrypted protocol flows, identify shadow IT, and audit compliance against the DPDP Act 2023.

Deliverables: Vulnerability Surface Dossier, DPDP Compliance Scorecard, Asset Dependency Map.
02
Weeks 3 - 4

Zero Trust Policy & Micro-Segmentation

Draft least-privilege access rules, simulate micro-segmentation boundaries in monitor-only mode, and validate that legitimate core database transactions are uninterrupted.

Deliverables: Zero Trust Policy Matrix, Simulation Log Analysis, Identity Federation HLD.
03
Weeks 5 - 6

Appliance Hardening & Air-Gapped Vault

Rack and commission Next-Gen Firewalls, establish the isolated cyber recovery vault, configure WORM immutability, and execute real-world simulated ransomware injection drills.

Deliverables: Air-Gap Validation Report, Clean-Room Recovery Sign-Off, Configuration Dossier.
04
Weeks 7+

Active Enforcement & 24/7 SOC Telemetry

Switch firewall policies to active blocking, integrate all endpoint logs into Iris Waves 24/7 Enterprise SOC, and establish continuous threat hunting with 4-hour SLA.

Deliverables: Production Handover, CERT-In Reporting Playbook, 24/7 SOC Managed Coverage.
Proven Production Deployments

Battle-Tested Across Enterprise Workloads

Discover how leading healthcare networks, financial institutions, and critical public bodies safeguard their data assets with Iris Waves.

Healthcare & Hospital Networks

Micro-Segmentation Across 12,000 Medical Devices

Engineered zero-trust micro-segmentation and Palo Alto SASE for a premier 12-hospital network, isolating critical IoT patient monitoring systems from corporate workstations and remote specialists.

12,000+
Protected Medical Devices
0 Events
Lateral Ransomware Spread
Commercial Banking & BFSI

Air-Gapped Immutable Core Banking Vault

Architected an air-gapped Dell Cyber Recovery vault for a commercial bank. All transaction logs and database backups are immutably locked with zero possibility of encryption or deletion.

< 15 Min
Clean-Room Database Restore
100%
RBI Framework Compliance
Government & Smart Infrastructure

Anti-DDoS & Sovereign Data Loss Prevention

Deployed Fortinet Next-Gen Firewalls and Microsoft Purview DLP across a state civil entitlement registry, preventing unauthorized public portal scrape attacks and securing citizen data.

18M
Citizen Records Safeguarded
Zero Outage
Under Peak Concurrency
Fintech & Payment Gateway

Sub-Second SOC Incident Neutralization

Integrated Microsoft Sentinel SIEM and CrowdStrike EDR for a payment processor handling millions of daily UPI transactions. Automated playbooks neutralize compromised sessions in seconds.

< 8 Min
Mean Time to Contain (MTTC)
PCI-DSS 4.0
Audit Certification Verified
Strategic Economics

Traditional Fragmented Tools vs. Iris Waves Integrated Zero Trust

Why consolidating point security solutions into a unified Zero Trust and Cyber Recovery fabric cuts operational costs by 45% while eliminating ransomware vulnerability.

Evaluation Metric Traditional Reactive Point Solutions Iris Waves Zero Trust & Cyber Recovery
Ransomware Survivability Online backups vulnerable to credential theft, wiper scripts, and targeted snapshot encryption. Logically & physically air-gapped immutable WORM vault with automated clean-room sandbox.
Internal Network Boundary Flat, unsegmented internal network where an infected laptop can traverse laterally to database servers. Host-level micro-segmentation enforcing least-privilege verification on every East-West packet.
Threat Containment Speed Manual alert triage across disparate consoles leading to 12 - 72 hour containment delays. Automated SOAR playbooks isolating suspicious endpoints in under 8 minutes.
Regulatory Penalty Risk High vulnerability to India DPDP Act 2023 penalties (up to ₹250 Cr) and CERT-In compliance notices. 100% compliant data fiduciary framework with automated 6-hour forensic audit logging.
Tool Sprawl & Admin Costs Managing 6 - 10 disparate vendors with overlapping subscription fees and high incident fatigue. Consolidated unified fabric reducing software licensing and admin overhead by 45%.
Architectural Decision Guide

Frequently Asked Questions by CISOs & Technical Architects

Direct answers to core questions regarding DPDP compliance, immutable air-gapping, micro-segmentation, and CERT-In reporting.

How does your architecture ensure compliance with the India DPDP Act 2023?

Our architecture establishes end-to-end data residency, tokenized PII redaction, and strict access controls. Data fiduciaries gain complete visibility into where personal data is stored, who accessed it, and automated audit logging. In the event of a security incident, our automated telemetry generates the forensic timeline required to satisfy CERT-In's mandatory 6-hour reporting window.

What makes an air-gapped cyber recovery vault truly immune to ransomware?

Unlike traditional backups, our cyber recovery vaults (powered by Dell PowerProtect and Veeam Hardened Linux) utilize physical or cryptographic air-gapping. The network pathway into the vault is only opened programmatically for the exact duration of the backup synchronization. Data written inside is locked using WORM (Write Once, Read Many) technology with hardware-enforced retention locks that cannot be deleted even by root or domain admins.

Can micro-segmentation be implemented without disrupting production applications?

Yes. We implement a non-disruptive 3-phase methodology. During Phase 1, our agents map all application dependencies in observation mode with zero blocking. In Phase 2, we simulate security policies to verify that database calls and legitimate API traffic flow normally. Only in Phase 3 do we enable active enforcement, ensuring zero transactional disruption.

How does Iris Waves support ongoing incident response and Level-3 escalation?

Our Enterprise SOC operates 24/7/365, actively monitoring EDR, firewall, and identity telemetry. In the event of a targeted cyber incident, our certified CISSP and forensic engineers take direct control to isolate affected network segments, execute clean-room recovery from the immutable vault, and interface directly with CERT-In authorities.

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