What is an
Acreto Ecosystem?
An Ecosystem is a dedicated security infrastructure for each application, use-case, project, department or third-party. Ecosystems isolate and secure Ecosystem members that are users, devices, systems and applications that need to interoperate. Anything else won’t even know that the Ecosystem exists -- even if they are on the same network.
You can buy, implement, integrate, operationalize, and manage all these one-off products over a few years.
Next Generation
Firewall (NGFW)
Secure Web
Gateway (SWG)
Zero-Trust
Network Access
Segmentation
Application
Security
SD-WAN Hub
Network Access
Control (NAC)
IoT / IoMD
Security
Deploy Acreto Ecosystems that enable these capabilities, plus advanced segmentation and isolation, in just a few hours!
What are the advantages
of Ecosystems?
The way organizations use technology is very different today. Technologies are more distributed and diverse than ever, especially purpose-built Operationalized Technologies (OT).
Security budgets are bigger than ever, yet cyber incidents continue to rise. Traditional security requires many expensive one-off tools that create complexity, burden teams and deliver hap-hazard security.
Acreto’s highly differentiated Ecosystem model advances security deployment from per organization to per application dedicated security. This approach is not only significantly more effective, it is also simpler and more affordable.
Acreto Benefits
Per Application Security
Visibility and access is limited to only users, devices, systems and applications that need to interoperate. Other systems won’t even know that these systems exist.
Any Technology, On Any Network, Anywhere
One platform secures all of your distributed and diverse technologies, offering the flexibility to easily adapt to changes in requirements and infrastructure instantly.
Super Simple
Patented AI technology provisions in minutes and fully deploys in 2-4 hours. One centralized management pane to control all your local and distributed technologies.
End-to-End Security
A single platform secures all access (devices, sites, OT / ICS) and application delivery (Servers, Clouds, SaaS) infrastructure components end-to-end.
Consistent Security For Everything, Everywhere
For the first time ever, you can have uniform and consistent security for all your technologies.
No More Update Or Upgrades
Acreto does not depend on or require products to function, but does work transparently with any network or security technology already implemented.
Isolation, Segmentation & Containment
Acreto offers four layers of isolation, segmentation and containment for technologies and data-flows - without products or re-architecture.
Sustainably Secure
Minimize change-management to Ecosystem members only – not the entire organization. Self-cleans policies automatically when applications are decommissioned.
How do Ecosystems
Work?
Rather than implementing one-off security products everywhere, simply connect the assets you want to protect to one or more Ecosystems. All the security functionalities are immediately available.
In order for any asset to become a member of the Ecosystem, Acreto implements a Identify, Connect, Isolate and Protect process.
01
Identify
Identity- User or Device identity is validated. MFA and PAM are enabled.
02
Connect
Once Identified, the asset is connected to one or more authorized Ecosystems as a member.
03
Isolate
Each Ecosystem member is isolated from other Ecosystem members and non-members alike.
04
Protect
Full inline controls, including access, application and content controls as well as robust threat and intrusion prevention.
What can
Ecosystems Secure?
Any Technology, On Any Network, Anywhere.
01
Access Technologies
Devices
Computer (Org Owned or BYOD)
Mobile Phone / Tablet (Org Owned or BYOD)
Offices
Headquarters
Branch
Small Office / Home Offices
Third Parties
Offices
Devices
Remote Users
Operationalzied Technologies
ATMs / ITMs
Fire Safety
Elevator Controls
Many more…
Smart TV
HVAC
Many more…
Internet of Medical Devices (IoMD)
Imaging System / PACS
Patient Systems
X-Ray
MRI
PACS Storage
Cat Scan
Radiology Station
Cat Scan
Patient Monitor
Infusion Pumps
Patient Systems
MRI
Radiology Station
Ventilators
Defibrulators
Patient Monitor
Ventilators
Infusion Pumps
Defibrulators
PACS Storage
Diagnostic / Test Equipment
02
Application Delivery Technologies
Data Center / On-Prem
Networks
Virtual Machines
Servers
Containers
Cloud
Cloud Instances
Cloud VPCs / Cloud Networks
SaaS Platforms
SaaS
Third-Party Applications
Connectivity Methods
Acreto offers a variety of ways to connect your Access or Application Delivery technologies. Depending on the customer use-case and requirements, one, some or all of these methods may be utilized to facilitate end-to-end security.
Standardized Technologies
Standardized Technologies
TLS VPN
IPSec VPN
Wireguard VPN
OpenWRT
Acreto Specific Methods
Acreto Specific Methods
Acreto Direct Connect (HyperScale, 1Gbps - 100Gbps)
Acreto Client Connect
Acreto vGateway (vGW)
Touch-less Methods
Touch-less Methods
Reflection Connection
Acreto Client-Less Connect
Ecosystem
Supported Data Flows
Acreto supports all possible data-flow models to address all use-cases for end-to-end interconnection and security.
Acreto Features
Ecosystem Security Isolation
Ecosystems deliver a dedicated security infrastructure that can be deployed per application, use-case, project, department or third-party. An Ecosystem inherently limits access only to users, devices, systems and applications that need to interoperate together.
Ecosystems support any technology, on any network, anywhere in the world. These include computers, mobile devices, OT / ICS, Offices, Clouds, SaaS and Data Centers.
Ecosystems can be configured as:
Open → With inbound or outbound access from or to the Internet or a third-party
Closed → Fully contained with access limited to Ecosystem members
Hybrid → Where some systems have inbound or outbound Internet access while others operate fully contained.
Eliminate the Internet Attack Surface
Eliminates any and all access from the Internet while Ecosystem members can interoperate with authorized systems and applications.
Eliminate the Internet Attack Surface
Ecosystems can easily isolate individual or groups of systems on a shared network or entire networks, to limit access only to systems that need to interoperate together. This is done with
Micro-Segmentation
Segmenting groups of systems on any shared network, including hostile networks or the entire network.
Nano-Segmentation / NAC
Isolating an individual system, device or application to limit access only to other authorized Ecosystem members.
Isolated Data Flows
Isolated data flows can be defined between two Ecosystem members to limit access to specified sources and destinations, network protocols and ports, application protocols as well as application programs.
Secure Scan addresses a key weakness in many security tools today. 90%+ of all communications is encrypted, yet only 10% of organizations have the means to secure these communications. Encrypted Secure Scan decrypts, scans, and re-encrypts communications inline and in real-time.
Any malicious content embedded in the encrypted payload is blocked, otherwise the clean and validated communication is delivered to its final destination.
Support for IPv4 and IPv6
Access Control
Identity with MFA
User Control - Authorizes access to the Ecosystem by a user’s identity, including MFA, as authenticated by the organizations Directory Services such as Active Directory or LDAP, as well as third-party Identity Service Providers such as Okta, Ping, Duo, and CloudJump among others.
Device Control - Specifies a unique identity to each device to validate that a specified device that does not rely on a user to operate – such as an autonomous application or OT / ICS, is allowed to join the Ecosystem.
Network Protocol / Port
Control the network protocol (TCP, UDP, ICMP) and Port (1-65535) any Ecosystem member can use to communicate with any other Ecosystem member or Internet resource by IP, user or device identity. Both inbound and outbound Internet flows are supported.
Application Protocol
Control the application protocol (HTTP, DNS, SMTP, SMB, etc…) any Ecosystem member can use to communicate with any other Ecosystem members or Internet resource by IP, user or device identity. Both inbound and outbound Internet flows are supported.
Application Program
Control the application program (MS-Exchange, Oracle, Facebook, GMail, etc…) any Ecosystem member can use to communicate with any other Ecosystem members or Internet resource by IP, user or device identity. Both inbound and outbound Internet flows are supported.
Content Control
Content Category
Control communication based on content categories such as Adult, Gambling, Politics, Malware sites among 90+ category options.
File Type Upload / Download Controls
Control upload / download of files by type such .EXE, PDF, XLS, DOC, SCR, and MSI among hundreds of options.
Data Leak Prevention
Prevent data leaks by identifying and mitigating the upload or download of sensitive data such as:
- Credit Cards Upload / Download Controls
- Social Security Number Upload / Download Controls
- RegEx Pattern Upload / Download Controls
After verification of network protocol, port, application protocol and application program, a deep inspection is performed on all communications. The effectiveness of this method is amplified by inline Encrypted Secure Scan. Threat prevention capabilities utilize two key methods:
Threat Signature
Identifies and mitigates known bad exploits, malware, botnets and ransomware.
Zero-Day Behavioral Analysis
Looks for behavioral indication of threats based on how system functions react to the payload, immediately and over time.
Ecosystem NAT
Utilized when multiple connect sites are using the same IP address such as with acquisitions or organizational roll-ups.
Reflection NAT
Enables implementation of security and controls on Internet-based assets such as a hosted application or SaaS, where direct control is not possible or easily achievable.
Source / Destination NAT
Traditional in-bound and out-bound NAT
Port Forwarding
Port redirection based on NAT policies
Mapped / Allocated IP
Dedicated public IP address allocated to a system or application.
Shared IP
Utilized when a single IP is utilized for multiple use-cases based on the NAT policies.
Real-time dashboard
The Acreto Real-Time dashboard provides visibility into utilization and security events along with a threat index score.
Threat Index At-a-Glance Security Status View
Real-time Log Feed
Real-time Threat Elimination
Why Industry Experts, Insurance Carriers and Customers Trust Acreto
Bob Gourley
Former CTO, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Robert Flores
Former CTO, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Eric Ashdown
Cyber Security Expert and Former CISO, Microsoft
Kelly Robertson
Virtual CISO, M-Theory Group
Joe Silva
CISO, JLL
Jean-Francois Gueguen
CEO, The French American Academy
Robert Thomas
Former CEO, Netscreen & Infoblox
Paul Blackstone
COO, 121 Financial
Paul Blackstone
COO, 121 Financial
Joe Silva
CISO, JLL
Robert Flores
Former CTO, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Jean-Francois Gueguen
CEO, The French American Academy
Bob Gourley
Former CTO, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Robert Thomas
Former CEO, Netscreen & Infoblox
Kelly Robertson
Virtual CISO, M-Theory Group
Eric Ashdown
Cyber Security Expert and Former CISO, Microsoft