Architecture reviews
An independent assessment of how traffic, trust, and inspection are laid out today, where the gaps are, and what to change first.
Blueprints for cyber security.
Net-Architects advises organizations on how their networks should be secured, then proves the design works before it reaches production. Federal, education, and commercial clients bring us in when the architecture has to be right the first time.
FirmNet-Architects LLC
LocationArlington, VA
CAGE code6WFB6
Advisory
Most security problems start as architecture decisions. We help leaders make those decisions with a clear view of the tradeoffs, and leave behind guidance their teams can actually follow.
Security strategy and policy
Segmentation, zero trust, and inspection policy written so the right users reach the right resources without slowing the business down.
Technology roadmaps
Vendor-neutral recommendations on platforms, sequencing, and budget, grounded in what has worked in production environments.
Engineering depth
We are vendor-neutral, and our advice holds up because we have built these systems ourselves. When a design needs to be proven or delivered, we stay on to do the work.
Security architecture
Firewalls, decryption, and inspection tools placed where they stop attacks, backed by detailed policy that keeps legitimate traffic moving.
Network architecture
Multi-vendor routed and switched networks designed to scale, stay manageable, and perform for users and applications.
Signature development
Custom threat signatures in open and commercial IDS/IPS formats, built from packet captures and tuned to avoid false positives and wasted CPU.
Security data and analytics
Telemetry and log pipelines that feed SIEM and reporting tools without overwhelming them, so analysts can see trends and react quickly.
- Next-generation firewalls
- TLS decryption and inspection
- Intrusion detection and prevention
- Routing and switching
- Cloud network security
- Log pipelines and SIEM
- Network automation
- AI security
AI and machine learning
AI is changing both sides of security. We help organizations adopt AI without creating new exposure, and we apply machine learning to make security operations faster and more accurate.
Securing AI
Governance and controls for organizations putting large language models and AI services into production.
- AI risk assessments aligned to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- AI gateways that enforce compliance, redact sensitive data, and log model use
- Defenses against prompt injection, data leakage, and model misuse
- Policy for approved AI use, data handling, and third-party models
AI for security operations
Machine learning and language models applied to the work security teams already do, with people kept in the loop.
- Anomaly detection and trend analysis on network and security telemetry
- LLM-assisted threat signature development, validated before deployment
- AI-assisted network configuration with review and rollback built in
- Private, locally hosted models for sensitive and air-gapped environments
How an engagement runs
Every engagement follows the same path, whether it ends with a recommendation or a production cutover.
Assess
Understand requirements, current architecture, and risk.
Design
Lay out the target architecture and the policy behind it.
Validate
Test the design in the lab before anything touches production.
Deliver
Hand off documented guidance, or implement it on schedule.
Who we work with
Net-Architects provides professional engineering services to ECS Federal, designing cyber security solutions for U.S. Department of Defense customers.
Our subject matter experts stay on contract through implementation to help harden systems against evolving threats.
- DefenseDoD programs through prime contractors
- EducationUniversities and research institutions
- CommercialEnterprises securing critical applications
Leadership
Sash Upadhyaya, CEO
Sash started in network engineering during the move from mainframe networks to TCP/IP, building multi-protocol networks before moving into network security. Today he leads Net-Architects' architecture and advisory work for defense, education, and commercial clients.
- Master of Information and Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley
- Graduate Certificate in Data Science, UC Berkeley
- BS in Electrical Engineering, The George Washington University
Talk to us about your architecture.
Tell us what you are building or what worries you about what you have. We will tell you honestly whether we can help.
[email protected]- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
- CAGE code
- 6WFB6
- Parent
- A subsidiary of NetARCH LLC