TOGAF-aligned practice
Architecture work structured on the TOGAF Architecture Development Method and adapted to the size and pace of your organization.
Cybersecurity · Advisory
Security-first enterprise architecture
Security added after a system is designed is expensive and incomplete. Dark Pools architects treat it as a design input, mapping business capabilities to the data, application and technology layers with governance and zero trust built in from the first diagram. The approach is aligned to TOGAF and fits alongside your existing architecture practice.
Outcomes
What you get
- Current-state and target-state architecture that leadership and engineers both understand
- A zero-trust roadmap covering identity, segmentation and least privilege
- Security requirements defined before build rather than discovered after deployment
- Architecture decisions reviewed consistently through a working review board
- A sequenced transition plan that keeps the business running during change
How we engage
The engagement, step by step
- 01VisionAgree business drivers, constraints and scope with stakeholders, and define the principles the architecture must meet.
- 02Current stateDocument business capabilities, data flows, applications and infrastructure as they exist today, including trust boundaries.
- 03Target stateDesign the future architecture across the business, data, application and technology layers, with security controls at each layer.
- 04Gap analysisCompare the current and target states to identify the changes needed and the risk each one carries.
- 05RoadmapSequence the work into transition stages with dependencies, owners and decision points.
- 06GovernanceEstablish standards and an architecture review board so new projects follow the target design.
Scope
What we cover
Zero-trust design
Identity-centric access, network segmentation and least privilege designed into systems, so no user or device is trusted by network location alone.
Cloud and hybrid architecture
Security architecture for workloads spanning on-premises, cloud and government cloud, including controls at cross-domain boundaries.
Governance and review boards
Standards, design patterns and review processes that keep new projects consistent with the target architecture.
Deliverables
What you receive
- 01Architecture vision and principles
- 02Current- and target-state models across business, data, application and technology
- 03Zero-trust roadmap with sequenced initiatives
- 04Gap analysis and transition plan
- 05Technology standards and terms of reference for the architecture review board
FAQ
Questions buyers ask
We use the TOGAF Architecture Development Method as the structure for the work: vision, current and target states across business, data, application and technology, gap analysis and migration planning. It is adapted to your needs rather than producing every artifact the framework describes.
A sequenced plan for moving from trust based on network location to explicit verification of every user, device and request. It typically starts with identity and strong authentication, then segmentation, then least-privilege access to applications and data.
Yes. Most engagements are collaborative. We bring security architecture depth and framework discipline, and your architects keep ownership of the models and the review board after the engagement ends.
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Scope enterprise architecture with a security lead. We will tell you plainly what you need, and what you do not.