Decision-first scoping
Before a single test runs, we agree the decision the output will change — invest, divest, accept, fix. One-North engagements without a named decision-maker don't get past scoping. That discipline keeps work focused.
One-North, Singapore
Zero Trust Architecture in One-North.
What biomedical teams in One-North actually need from zero trust architecture isn't another vendor pitch — it's a senior consultant who's already worked the same threat profile elsewhere in Singapore. Zero trust architecture rolled out around your real systems — not a vendor demo. Identity-first segmentation, device posture, application-aware proxying and continuous verification, sequenced so engineering teams keep shipping.
Average 70% reduction in lateral movement paths in the first 6 months — across Basalt operations in the past 12 months.
THREAT VECTOR
Threats facing One-North biomedical.
The biomedical, research, tech concentration around One-North sees IP exfiltration, lab-system intrusion and clinical-trial data theft. Our zero trust architecture work in Queenstown / Singapore R&D precinct is scoped against this real threat profile, not a generic checklist.
Common pains
- VPN-era access controls trusted broadly by network position
- No device posture or session signal feeding access decisions
- Microsegmentation that died on the whiteboard
ENGAGEMENT
How we engage.
- Zero trust maturity assessment against CISA / NCSC reference architectures
- Identity-aware proxy and ZTNA rollout sequenced by app criticality
- Device posture and conditional access policy design
- Segmentation roadmap that survives engineering velocity
Reporting
Every finding ships with a control reference against MAS TRM and Cybersecurity Act 2018, with CSA / MAS guidance cited where it changes the remediation priority. Board reporting follows the MAS Notice 655 expectation set.
LOCAL CONTEXT
Local context.
Basalt delivers zero trust architecture to organisations across One-North and the wider Queenstown / Singapore R&D precinct region (population ~15k). The biomedical, research, tech sectors that anchor the region face a distinct threat profile — IP exfiltration, lab-system intrusion and clinical-trial data theft — and our engagements are scoped to that, not a generic playbook. Reporting maps cleanly to the MAS TRM and Cybersecurity Act 2018 that Singaporean boards already use, with regulator context (CSA / MAS) called out where it changes a remediation priority.
RATIONALE
Why Basalt for zero trust architecture in One-North.
Regulator-ready output
Every finding is tagged against MAS TRM and Cybersecurity Act 2018 controls with CSA / MAS guidance cited where it shifts a remediation priority. Your compliance team stops re-mapping our reports.
Continuous, not one-shot
Zero Trust Architecture doesn't end at the report. Basalt's One-North clients run retainer reviews on a quarterly cadence so the security posture compounds rather than drifting back six months after the engagement.
2026 THREAT LANDSCAPE
What we test for.
- Agentic AI tool-abuse and indirect prompt injection at scale
- MCP server and AI-tool supply chain compromise
- Post-quantum cryptographic readiness (NIST PQC migration)
- Identity-first attack chains across federated SaaS
- Open-source software supply chain (post-xz, post-tj-actions)
Cyber security in Singapore can't be done with last year's threat models. The Basalt practice runs against current attacker tradecraft — agentic AI abuse, MCP and AI-tool supply chain, post-quantum readiness — alongside the legacy infrastructure work that still keeps most organisations awake at night.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
How fast can Basalt start a zero trust architecture engagement in One-North?
Most One-North engagements scope inside one week and start within two. Retainer clients can trigger work the same day. We do not pipeline Singaporean clients through junior teams — a senior consultant scopes and runs the work end-to-end.
Do you do zero trust architecture on-site in One-North or remote?
Both. Sensitive work — classified-adjacent environments, live incident response, OT walkthroughs — gets on-site time in One-North and the wider Queenstown / Singapore R&D precinct region. Routine assessments and detection engineering run remote with a tight feedback loop.
How does Basalt map findings to Singaporean regulators?
Every finding ships with a control reference against the MAS TRM and Cybersecurity Act 2018 so your compliance team is not re-mapping our report. Where CSA / MAS guidance exists for the specific finding, we cite it inline. Board-level reporting follows the MAS Notice 655 expectation set.
What makes zero trust architecture in One-North different from a generic engagement?
The biomedical sector concentration in One-North drives a different threat model than a generic Singaporean engagement — IP exfiltration, lab-system intrusion and clinical-trial data theft. Our scoping reflects that, and so does the test library we bring to the work.
Is Basalt set up for AI-era threats, not just legacy infrastructure?
Yes — this is core to how we work. Basalt actively researches and tests against agentic AI tool-abuse and indirect prompt injection at scale, MCP server and AI-tool supply chain compromise and identity-first attack chains across federated SaaS. Most regional providers haven't mapped these attack paths; we run them in production against client systems with explicit scope.
RELATED OPERATIONS
Other operations in One-North.
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Strategic cyber security consulting
AI Red Teaming in One-North
Adversarial testing for LLMs and AI systems
Penetration Testing in One-North
CREST-aligned penetration testing
Code Security Audit in One-North
Source code review and SAST/DAST integration
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