Critical Infrastructure
Energy, water, transportation, and telecommunications operators are graded by regulators on the difference between a documented control and an operating control. Quartz produces the operating control and the documentation of its operation at the same time.
Regulatory context
The platform aligns with the access, audit, and identification controls across critical-infrastructure frameworks.
Bulk electric system standards CIP-004 (personnel and training), CIP-005 (electronic perimeters), CIP-007 (systems security management) addressed by platform configuration.
Security directives requiring access controls, authentication, and continuous monitoring for pipeline operational technology environments.
Network and information security directive for essential and important entities: access management and incident audit requirements addressed by platform features.
Industrial automation and control system security: foundational requirements for identification, authentication, use control, and audit.
Performance goals for access management, account management, and detection across critical-infrastructure sectors.
America's Water Infrastructure Act risk assessments and emergency response plans, with platform supporting the access and audit controls those plans rely on.
Where it lands first
Per-resource policy at the boundary between corporate IT and operational technology, with audit trails that satisfy both internal and regulator review.
Time-bound, location-aware access for field engineers and contractors, with continuous re-evaluation as devices move between networks.
Per-engagement remote access for vendor support of OT and control systems, with full session recording and chained audit history.
Cryptographically verifiable access history for after-action review and regulatory incident reporting.