Embrace Zero Trust
down to the hardware level.

Deliver automated risk mitigation at scale by translating verified device identity into policy enforcement and remediation guidance.

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Government and Federal Agencies

Support federal entities and agencies in their efforts to comply with regulatory asset risks recommendations.
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Financial Institutions

Provide full Asset Risk Management for banks, insurance companies, payment processors and ATM operators.
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Healthcare Institutions

Ensure service continuity by seeing, assessing and mitigating asset risks in the healthcare domain.
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Critical Infrastructure

Strengthen energy and utilities’ cybersecurity posture through robust asset risk management and threat mitigation.
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Manufacturing / IoT

Support manufacturing production continuity, by making sure that is not affected due to cyber attacks.
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Retail CyberSecurity

Retail cybersecurity is aiming to protect consumer data and ensure the functioning of retail environments.

The Zero Trust Hardware Challenge:
Addressing Critical Blind Spots in Hardware Security

The Zero Trust Hardware Challenge - The Problem

Most Zero Trust programs still start with and unsafe assumption: they trust the identity of a device based on what that device reports or what an inventory system says. This creates dangerous blind spots, especially with unmanaged, dormant, or spoofed hardware, where attackers can impersonate trusted assets and slip past traditional security controls.

When identity is uncertain, Zero Trust is then policy on paper, not protection in practice.

Key Network Security Risks:

  • Blind Spots at Layer 1 (Physical Layer): Unverified or rogue devices can appear as legitimate devices, bypassing security entirely because nothing validates their real, physical identity.
  • NAC/EDR Evasion: Traditional network security tools focus mostly on software and network layers, leaving a critical blind spot at the hardware level. Because device identity is easy to manipulate, attackers can change how a device “appears” on the network. This allows rogue or malicious hardware to blend in as trusted assets.
  • Internal Attacks: Insiders or threat actors with internal access can connect unauthorized hardware.
The Zero Trust Hardware Challenge - The Solution

Zero Trust Hardware Access

Sepio delivers the missing foundation of Zero Trust by validating devices based on what they physically are, not what they claim to be. Using physical‑layer metadata, Sepio generates a unique Hardware AssetDNA, revealing impersonation, spoofing, and hidden risks that traditional cybersecurity tools cannot detect.

  • Verified device truth: Sepio uses physical-layer metadata to generate Hardware DNA, validating what a device is and exposing impersonation and hidden risk.
  • Automated risk mitigation: Translate risk into action with policy, driven enforcement and workflows to contain, block, isolate, or escalate based on verified identity and context.
  • Complete asset coverage: Continuously discover authorized, unmanaged, and hidden assets, so governance and compliance are based on reality, not assumptions.
  • Effective integrations: Operationalize Zero Trust at scale by integrating with your security and IT Asset Management stack, providing trusted data to streamline response and remediation.

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Understanding Blind Spots in Hardware Security
Blind spots in hardware security often remain hidden until they evolve into serious vulnerabilities. These gaps can stem from overlooked devices, fragmented visibility across environments, or the rapidly expanding attack surface driven by the proliferation of IoT and OT systems. When left unaddressed, such blind spots expose organizations to a variety of hardware‑level threats.<br> Developing a deeper understanding of where these weaknesses originate enables security teams to reinforce their defenses, minimize risk, and build more resilient and transparent hardware architectures.

The Zero Trust Hardware Access Framework

In a world where every connected device can become a potential entry point for attackers, securing the hardware layer is no longer optional. The Zero Trust Hardware Access (ZTHA) Framework provides a structured approach to identifying, validating, and enforcing trust across all physical assets—regardless of their type, behavior, or location. By shifting from implicit trust to continuous verification, this framework ensures that every device is known, authenticated, compliant, and governed by dynamic policies that reduce risk and strengthen organizational resilience.

Key Capability: Comprehensive Asset Discovery

Requirement: Discover and map all connected devices (IT, IoT, Shadow IT, USB etc.) including those invisible to network-centric tools

Key Capability: Identity Verification

Requirement: Establish asset identity based on its own characterizes, registered information and organizational context

Key Capability: Compliance Validation

Requirement: Continuous validation of the device’s behavior, configuration, and compliance against a security policy

Key Capability: Risk Assignment and Scoring

Requirement: Continuous validation of the device’s behavior, configuration, and compliance against a security policy

Key Capability: Access Control and Active Remediation

Requirement: Notify, alert and actively deny unauthorized/non-compliant devices in real-time