Sécurité des infrastructures et des réseaux
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Cloud adoption transforms infrastructure — but it also transforms the attack surface. Azure environments that are not properly secured expose organisations to misconfiguration risks, network-layer attacks, lateral movement, and compliance failures that are invisible to traditional perimeter security tools. Securing cloud infrastructure requires a cloud-native security approach: continuous posture management, identity-integrated network controls, and Zero Trust architecture that follows workloads wherever they run.
One Step Beyond specialises in infrastructure and network security within Microsoft Azure. As a certified Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work & Security, our engineers implement Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Virtual WAN, and Zero Trust network architectures that protect your cloud infrastructure from the inside out — continuously monitoring for misconfigurations, enforcing network policies, and detecting threats across your Azure environment. For infrastructure and network security beyond Azure — Tufin, Infoblox, Backbox, Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, F5, Akamai — these platforms are delivered by our Swiss Expert Group partners e-Xpert Solutions and eb-Qual, who hold deep certified expertise including the Infoblox Saphir certification and Tufin implementation expertise.
Our Infrastructure & Network Security Capabilities :
Azure Firewall & Network Security Groups
Azure Firewall is Microsoft’s cloud-native, fully managed network security service that protects Azure Virtual Network resources with stateful packet inspection, FQDN filtering, threat intelligence-based filtering, and TLS inspection. Combined with Azure Network Security Groups (NSGs) for subnet-level traffic control and Azure DDoS Protection for volumetric attack mitigation, Azure Firewall provides a layered network security architecture designed for cloud-scale workloads.
Our engineers design and implement Azure Firewall architectures that align with your network topology — hub-and-spoke, Virtual WAN, or flat Azure networks — configuring rule collections, threat intelligence feeds, and logging to Microsoft Sentinel for centralised network security monitoring. We implement Azure Firewall Premium where TLS inspection and IDPS capabilities are required for regulated environments.
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) — Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Misconfiguration is the leading cause of cloud security incidents — and in Azure environments, misconfigurations accumulate silently as infrastructure grows. Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides continuous Cloud Security Posture Management across your Azure subscription — scanning resource configurations against CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, and custom baselines, prioritising remediation by risk, and providing step-by-step fix guidance for every finding.
Our engineers implement Defender for Cloud across your Azure environment — configuring security policies aligned with FINMA and ISO 27001 requirements, enabling Defender plans for specific workload types (servers, containers, databases, App Service), and integrating Defender for Cloud alerts with Microsoft Sentinel for unified security operations. For multi-cloud environments, Defender for Cloud’s connectors extend CSPM coverage to AWS and GCP resources from a single management plane.
Zero Trust Network Architecture — Azure Virtual WAN & Entra ID
Traditional hub-and-spoke network architectures that rely on perimeter firewalls cannot adequately protect hybrid and multi-cloud environments where workloads span Azure, on-premises, and remote users. Zero Trust network architecture replaces implicit network trust with identity-verified, policy-driven access for every network connection — regardless of source or destination.
Our engineers implement Zero Trust network architectures using Azure Virtual WAN for optimised, secured connectivity across Azure regions and on-premises locations, Microsoft Entra ID for identity-based access verification, Azure Private Link for private connectivity to Azure services, and Azure Bastion for secure, auditable RDP and SSH access to virtual machines — eliminating the need for public IP addresses on management interfaces.
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) — Microsoft Entra Internet Access & Private Access
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) converges network security and WAN capabilities into a cloud-delivered service — providing secure, optimised access for distributed users and branch locations without the complexity of traditional VPN and firewall architectures. Microsoft’s SASE implementation — Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Microsoft Entra Private Access — delivers Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) as a cloud-native service integrated with Microsoft Entra ID.
Our engineers implement Microsoft SASE for organisations transitioning away from legacy VPN — configuring Entra Private Access for secure access to on-premises and cloud applications, Entra Internet Access for web and SaaS application security with Microsoft’s global network, and integration with Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access for identity-driven network access decisions.
Azure DDoS Protection
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are among the most disruptive threats to Azure-hosted applications and infrastructure. Azure DDoS Protection Standard provides automatic traffic profiling and adaptive tuning for resources in Azure Virtual Networks — detecting and mitigating volumetric, protocol, and resource-layer DDoS attacks in real time, without impacting legitimate traffic.
Our engineers implement Azure DDoS Protection Standard for organisations hosting public-facing applications and services in Azure — configuring protection for individual public IP resources, enabling diagnostic logging and alerts in Microsoft Sentinel, and providing the DDoS protection documentation required by FINMA circular 2023/1 on operational resilience for financial institutions.
Azure Network Monitoring & Microsoft Sentinel
Effective network security requires continuous visibility into traffic patterns, anomalies, and threat signals across your Azure environment. Azure Network Watcher provides diagnostic and monitoring capabilities for Azure networks — including packet capture, connection troubleshooting, and network flow logs. Microsoft Sentinel ingests these network signals alongside identity, endpoint, and application data for unified threat detection and investigation.
Our engineers configure Azure network monitoring and integrate network telemetry into Microsoft Sentinel — building custom detection rules for Azure network anomalies, configuring flow log analysis for lateral movement detection, and creating network security dashboards that give your security team real-time visibility into your Azure infrastructure. For 24/7 managed monitoring, network signals feed into our Swiss Expert Group partner’s At-Defense SOC — certified ISO 27001 and covered by an ISAE 3000 report.
Hybrid Connectivity Security — Azure VPN & ExpressRoute
Connecting on-premises environments to Azure securely is a foundational infrastructure requirement — and one that requires careful security design to avoid creating new attack paths. Azure VPN Gateway and Azure ExpressRoute provide the connectivity options; securing them requires proper key management, certificate lifecycle management, network segmentation, and monitoring.
Our engineers design and implement secure hybrid connectivity architectures using Azure VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute — configuring IPsec policies, BGP routing, redundancy, and failover, with monitoring integrated into Microsoft Sentinel. For environments with strict compliance requirements, we implement private ExpressRoute circuits that ensure no Azure-to-on-premises traffic traverses the public internet.
Why One Step Beyond for Infrastructure & Network Security?
One Step Beyond’s infrastructure and network security practice is built on deep Azure networking expertise — the cloud infrastructure platform that underlies every Microsoft cloud deployment. As a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work & Security, our engineers understand how Azure Firewall, Defender for Cloud, Virtual WAN, and Microsoft Sentinel work together as an integrated cloud security architecture — not as separate tools deployed in isolation.
Our approach to infrastructure security is cloud-native: we design Azure network architectures that are secure by default, continuously monitored, and aligned with the Zero Trust principles that regulated Swiss organisations increasingly require. Every infrastructure implementation is documented and configured to produce the audit evidence required by FINMA circular 2023/1, ISO 27001, and nLPD.
For infrastructure and network security beyond Azure — Tufin for firewall policy management, Infoblox for DNS and DDI security (eb-Qual holds the Infoblox Saphir certification, the highest level available), Backbox for network configuration management, Check Point and Palo Alto Networks for NGFW, F5 and Akamai for application delivery and DDoS — these capabilities are delivered by our Swiss Expert Group partners e-Xpert Solutions (Geneva, Lausanne) and eb-Qual (Givisiez, Kloten), who hold certified expertise across each platform.
We operate from our office in Gland (Vaud), serving organisations across French-speaking Switzerland and beyond.
Technologies We Work With :
One Step Beyond’s core infrastructure and network security expertise is built on the Microsoft Azure platform:
For infrastructure and network security beyond Azure — Akamai, Altipeak, Backbox, Check Point, CrowdStrike, Entrust, F5, Forcepoint, Fortanix, Fortra, Infoblox (Saphir certified via eb-Qual), Kiteworks, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, RSA, Silverfort, Semperis, Tufin, and Ubika — these technologies are delivered by our Swiss Expert Group partners e-Xpert Solutions and eb-Qual, who hold certified expertise across each platform.
Ready to Secure Your Infrastructure?
Whether you are securing an Azure environment, implementing Zero Trust network architecture, deploying Azure Firewall, or improving your cloud security posture, One Step Beyond brings certified Microsoft expertise and a proven Swiss track record. Contact us to discuss your infrastructure and network security challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions – Infrastructure & Network Security in Switzerland
Q : What is Azure Firewall and how does it differ from a traditional firewall?
Azure Firewall is a cloud-native, fully managed network security service that protects Azure Virtual Network resources. Unlike traditional hardware firewalls deployed at the network perimeter, Azure Firewall is a stateful service that scales automatically with network traffic, requires no hardware management, and integrates natively with Azure monitoring and management tools. It supports both network-layer filtering (IP addresses, ports, protocols) and application-layer filtering (FQDNs, URLs, TLS inspection), with Microsoft threat intelligence feeds providing real-time malicious IP and domain blocking. For organisations running workloads in Azure, Azure Firewall is the cloud-native alternative to deploying third-party virtual firewall appliances — simpler to manage and better integrated with the Azure platform.
Q : What is Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and why does it matter for Azure?
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) is the continuous assessment and improvement of the security configuration of cloud environments. Azure environments accumulate misconfigurations as teams deploy resources rapidly — storage accounts with public access enabled, network security groups with overly permissive rules, virtual machines without encryption, and service accounts with excessive permissions. Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides CSPM for Azure by continuously scanning all resources, comparing configurations against security benchmarks, prioritising findings by risk, and providing remediation guidance. For regulated Swiss organisations, CSPM is a key control for FINMA circular 2023/1 compliance — demonstrating continuous monitoring of operational risk in cloud environments.
Q : What is SASE and how does Microsoft implement it?
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is an architecture that converges network security and wide-area networking into a cloud-delivered service — enabling secure, optimised access for distributed users and branch locations without traditional VPN. Microsoft implements SASE through two services: Microsoft Entra Internet Access, which provides a secure web gateway and Microsoft 365 traffic optimisation through Microsoft’s global network, and Microsoft Entra Private Access, which provides Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) to on-premises and cloud applications — replacing legacy VPN with identity-verified, application-specific access. One Step Beyond implements Microsoft SASE for organisations transitioning to cloud-first network architectures.
Q : How does Azure infrastructure security support FINMA compliance?
FINMA circular 2023/1 on operational risks and resilience imposes specific requirements on Swiss financial institutions using cloud infrastructure — including security monitoring, incident detection, business continuity, and third-party risk management. Azure infrastructure security controls directly address these requirements: Defender for Cloud provides the continuous monitoring and misconfiguration detection FINMA expects, Azure DDoS Protection addresses operational resilience requirements, Azure Firewall and network logging provide the network security evidence auditors require, and Microsoft Sentinel provides the SIEM capability needed for incident detection and response documentation. One Step Beyond configures all of these controls with FINMA audit documentation as a standard deliverable.
Q : How does One Step Beyond handle network security beyond Azure — firewalls, Infoblox, Tufin?
One Step Beyond specialises in Azure cloud infrastructure security. For network security beyond Azure — Check Point and Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Tufin firewall policy management, Infoblox DDI and DNS security, Backbox network configuration management, F5 and Akamai for application delivery and DDoS mitigation — these capabilities are delivered by our Swiss Expert Group partners. e-Xpert Solutions (Geneva, Lausanne) holds certified expertise across Check Point, Palo Alto, F5, Tufin, and Akamai. eb-Qual (Givisiez, Kloten) holds the Infoblox Saphir certification — the highest Infoblox certification available — and delivers dedicated Infoblox audit and implementation services.
Q : Where is One Step Beyond based?
One Step Beyond is headquartered in Gland (Vaud) — Route de Cité-Ouest 2, 1196 Gland, telephone +41 22 995 96 12. The company also operates an office in Budapest (Hungary). As part of Swiss Expert Group, One Step Beyond collaborates with e-Xpert Solutions (Geneva, Lausanne) and eb-Qual (Givisiez, Kloten) to deliver integrated cloud and cybersecurity solutions across Switzerland.
