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Govern AI. Stop exposure. Lock down what matters.

AI security and governance, Zero Trust, microsegmentation, and on-premise AI deployment. Cisco MINT-certified for AI Solutions, AI Infrastructure, and Security.

BTA architects, deploys, and trains your team to run protection at scale. We install AI governance controls, close access gaps, isolate critical workloads, and bring AI workloads behind your perimeter where they belong.

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Primary disciplineSecurity
Protect · liveBTA · v1.0
Zero Trust coreVERIFY
USERDEVICEWORKLOADDATA
Segments24 / 32
AI on-prem100%
StatusAll perimeters hardened
Why this matters

Three risks that compound silently in enterprise environments.

Each one accumulates over time, eats engineering hours, and surfaces as audit findings or breaches. BTA's Protect engagements address all three.

  • Risk 01

    Over-permissive rules

    Firewall rule sets grow with the business. Reviews fall behind. Permissive rules become breach vectors waiting to be used.

  • Risk 02

    Audit cycles that consume engineering time

    Compliance reviews take weeks because rules are written in IPs and engineers translate them into business intent by hand. Auditors wait. Engineers fall behind.

  • Risk 03

    Lateral movement after first compromise

    Network segmentation contains broad zones, while workload-level isolation requires microsegmentation. Once an attacker is inside an unsegmented environment, they move sideways without resistance.

Use cases

What Protect covers.

Each use case below is a discrete engagement BTA can scope, deploy, and hand off. Click any one to see the architecture, deliverables, and outcomes in detail.

Anchor product · Built by BTA

PAE. The Rosetta Stone for security policy.

Stop talking IPs. Start talking business.

The Policy Automation Engine (PAE) is BTA's policy automation platform. It translates raw firewall rules into business intent so security, compliance, and engineering teams operate from the same source of truth across hybrid and multi-vendor environments.

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PAE · workflow4 stages
  1. 01
    Discover
    Connect to firewalls and policy enforcement points. Pull every rule, object, and group into a single inventory.
  2. 02
    Enrich
    Map rules to applications, owners, and business processes. Replace IPs with intent.
  3. 03
    Ask
    Run plain-language queries: who can talk to the payment app, which rules touch the medical records system, what is over-permissive.
  4. 04
    Enforce
    Push validated changes back. Track every change. Audit-ready by default.
55%
Reduction in policy review and approval time
80%
Reduction in human effort on policy enforcement and monitoring
75%
Reduction in deployment timeline (SIMPLE methodology)
100%
Coverage on critical apps with audit-grade trails
Built for compliance
  • CMMC
  • PCI DSS
  • HIPAA
  • GDPR
  • SOC 2
How we deliver

Protect engagements run on SIMPLE.

Protect engagements run on SIMPLE, BTA's six-stage delivery framework. Each stage has a defined deliverable, a defined customer-team handoff, and a defined exit criterion.

  1. 01
    Start

    Confirm the protection problem to solve, the success criteria, and the operating team that will own the outcome.

  2. 02
    Immerse

    Audit current segmentation, identity and access patterns, and policy debt. Identify the highest-risk gaps.

  3. 03
    Map

    Design target-state architecture. Validate against compliance requirements (CMMC, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2).

  4. 04
    Prove

    Pilot enforcement on a contained scope. Verify zero production impact before scaling.

  5. 05
    Launch

    Stage rollout across the environment. Monitor-only first, then enforce. Reversible cutovers.

  6. 06
    Evolve

    Hand off to your team. Train operations. Define ongoing review cadence and policy hygiene.

1,000+ projects on SIMPLE0 project failuresCustomer team owns Day-2
Outcomes

What Protect delivers.

Concrete, customer-side results we measure to.

  • ↓
    Breach exposure across critical apps
  • 100%
    Policy coverage on segmented workloads
  • 0
    Sensitive data leaving the perimeter
  • Faster
    Audit sign-off on Zero Trust controls
Engagement models

We meet you where you are.

Some teams want the full BTA delivery from architecture to handoff. Others bring us in for a single advisory window or a fully managed operations contract. Pick the model that fits and adjust as the business changes.

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Full Service Lifecycle

Architect, deploy, train, hand off.

The complete BTA engagement. We design the target environment, deploy in stages, and train your operating team along the way. SIMPLE methodology end to end. Your team owns Day-2.

  • SIMPLE methodology
  • 1,000+ projects
  • 0 project failures
  • End-to-end project management
See the full delivery
Or pick a focused engagement format
Case study

Real Protect work, in the field.

A representative engagement showing how BTA scopes, deploys, and hands off.

Case study
Mining · IoT
Global mining company
  • Cisco Secure Workload
  • ERSPAN
  • IoT segmentation

Securing IoT devices across foundry and fabrication operations.

A global mining operator runs essential operations on IoT devices across foundries and fabrication systems. BTA paired Cisco Secure Workload with ERSPAN collectors and field-proven processes to apply secure application segmentation at multiple enforcement points without disrupting production.

  • 20
    Manufacturing processes covered
  • Hundreds
    IP devices segmented
  • 0
    Incidents during deployment
Read the case study
What makes us different

We're architects who execute.

Three principles every BTA engagement runs on. Visible in the work itself.

  • We architect, deploy, and stay through Day-2.

    Every engagement is end-to-end. We design the target environment, deploy it in stages, and remain on hand through the operational handoff.

  • We train your team to own the outcome.

    Training is part of every engagement. By the close of an engagement, your operators can run, maintain, and defend the system to an auditor.

  • We measure success when your team runs it alone.

    An engagement closes when your team is operating the solution without us in the room. SIMPLE methodology enforces this exit criterion on every project.

SIMPLE Methodology
See how SIMPLE works
Related products

BTA-built tools that accelerate Protect.

The products below were built from repeat field work. Each one is sold and operated independently.

Protect · FAQ

Questions buyers ask about Protect.

Direct answers from BTA architects who run Protect engagements.

  • What does a Zero Trust engagement actually look like?

    BTA starts with an architecture review of identity, access, and segmentation today. We map the gaps, design the target state, and deploy in stages so production traffic is never gated on incomplete policy. Your team participates from Day-1 and runs the system on Day-2.

  • How is microsegmentation different from network segmentation?

    Network segmentation isolates broad zones (DMZ, internal, etc.). Microsegmentation isolates individual workloads or applications, often using host-level enforcement. The result is fine-grained policy that contains lateral movement instead of just slowing it down.

  • Can BTA help us bring AI workloads on-premise?

    Yes. On-premise AI is one of the three Protect use cases. BTA handles the architecture, GPU infrastructure, identity and access controls, and the governance frameworks needed to run sensitive AI workloads behind your perimeter. QuickStrike is the BTA-built reference platform for this.

  • How long does a typical Protect engagement take?

    It depends on scope. A scoping call is 30 minutes. A focused Zero Trust pilot or microsegmentation initial deployment runs 6 to 12 weeks. Full enterprise rollouts are usually multi-phase across several months. Timeline and cost are confirmed before work begins.

  • Will Protect engagements disrupt our production environment?

    No. BTA deploys in stages with monitor-only modes before enforcement. Policy is validated against real traffic before being turned on. Cutovers are scheduled and reversible. Zero production incidents is the operational goal on every engagement.
30 minutes

Schedule a call. We’ll scope it in 30 minutes.

Bring your hardest architecture problem. We’ll tell you what we’d do, what it costs, and how long it takes.

  • 30-minute scoping call
  • 1,000+ projects shipped
  • Training in every engagement

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