Identity & authorization
Review authentication, account lifecycle, privileged access, and service identities. Check how access is granted, limited, reviewed, and revoked.
DELIVERABLEAccess-policy findings and ownership gaps
ZERO TRUST / ARCHITECTURE & EVIDENCE
ASSESSMENTS AVAILABLEKnow what your
systems trust.
Zero trust audits that connect architecture, access decisions, and the evidence your reviewers need.
SSX360 assesses how people, devices, and workloads gain access to protected resources. We map the current state, test agreed assumptions, and turn the gaps into a practical remediation plan for defense suppliers and technology teams.
01 / ASSESSMENT SCOPE
Zero trust audits
Start with the resources and decisions that matter to your organization. Review the architecture and the evidence together.
Device trust & hardware roots
Review device inventory, enrollment, posture signals, and the evidence used to trust a device. Connect hardware and secure boot questions to a separate bench scope where needed.
DELIVERABLEDevice-trust evidence map
Networks & workloads
Review segmentation, workload identity, service-to-service access, and policy enforcement points. Document the paths that remain implicitly trusted.
DELIVERABLEArchitecture and trust-boundary review
Data & least privilege
Trace access to selected sensitive resources. Review data classification, policy decisions, and whether permissions fit the task and operating context.
DELIVERABLEResource access and policy gap register
Visibility & response
Review the records available to explain access decisions and investigate changes. Assess monitoring coverage, retention, and the handoff from detection to response.
DELIVERABLEEvidence coverage and response gaps
Roadmap & verification
Prioritize changes by exposure, dependencies, and implementation effort. Define evidence and acceptance criteria for follow-up review.
DELIVERABLERemediation roadmap and verification plan
02 / ENGAGEMENT
From assessment to action.
- 01 / DISCOVER
Agree the resources, architecture, policies, environments, and stakeholders in scope. Identify the evidence already available.
- 02 / REVIEW
Compare the documented design with configuration and operating evidence. Authorized testing is defined separately in the scope.
- 03 / PRIORITIZE
Deliver the current-state assessment, mapped findings, remediation owners, and a plan for checking that changes work.
Evidence handling can use SSX360’s private Matrix Scroll and Scroll Console tools, with signed records and an agreed review package.
How we handle evidence03 / BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Assessment questions
What is included in a zero trust audit?
The agreed scope covers selected identities, devices, workloads, networks, data, and policy enforcement. Deliverables include a current-state review, evidence-backed findings, requirement mapping, and a prioritized remediation plan.
Which guidance do you use?
The baseline can draw on NIST SP 800-207 and NSA Zero Trust Implementation Guidelines. We agree the applicable framework, version, and assessment boundary with your team before work begins.
Is this a penetration test?
A zero trust audit reviews architecture, access decisions, configuration, and evidence. Active security testing can be scoped separately with written authorization and operating constraints.
Can hardware security be included?
Yes. Questions about device trust, secure boot, firmware updates, or key protection can lead to a coordinated hardware bench assessment. The architecture review and hardware tests each have defined deliverables.
How do we start?
Email mission@ssx360.com with the environment, review objective, and target schedule. We will define the assessment boundary and provide a scoped proposal.
04 / STANDARDS & GUIDANCE
Requirements in context.
The audit records the systems and evidence reviewed, the gaps found, and the work required next. Findings apply to the agreed scope and assessment period.
START WITH A DEFINED SCOPE
Bring us your review question.
Describe the product or environment, the assessment objective, and your schedule. We will agree the deliverables and price with you.
mission@ssx360.com