Kalyrex Containment Architecture Framework™
KCAF™ — an architecture-first containment model for modern fintech systems
KCAF™ is a vendor-agnostic framework designed for B2B fintech infrastructure platforms operating API-first, cloud-native environments. It focuses on minimizing blast radius and modernizing containment so incident impact is reduced when threats inevitably get through.
1) Blast Radius Control
- Privilege surface and IAM role design
- Segmentation and boundary modeling
- Critical-path asset classification
2) Lateral Movement Suppression
- Cloud-native pathway analysis (east-west)
- Kubernetes runtime visibility considerations
- Trust boundary mapping across services
3) Containment Orchestration
- Containment automation maturity
- Isolation speed and coordination workflows
- Operational handoffs (internal + MSSP)
4) Resilience Modernization
- Executive reporting and risk narrative
- Compliance alignment support
- 90-day modernization roadmap
How KCAF™ is applied
Most organizations begin with the AI Threat Containment Readiness Review™, which applies KCAF™ to evaluate current-state containment maturity and produce modernization priorities.