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Cybersecurity for public administrations and civil services on Cloudflare.

Brixio secures government agencies, local administrations, and critical infrastructure operators with sovereign-grade Cloudflare deployments. Zero Trust access for civil servants, DDoS protection for public services, and network segmentation aligned with NIS2 and national frameworks. Delivered by a certified ASDP with proven experience across EMEA and the GCC.

NIS2-aligned eIDAS-aware ASDP Partner ISO 27001:2022

19%
Most attacked sector in Europe
Of all cyber attacks in Europe target the public sector, making it the most attacked vertical (ENISA Threat Landscape 2024).
24h
NIS2 incident reporting
Maximum incident reporting deadline under NIS2 for essential entities, including government agencies.
330+
Cloudflare cities
Cloudflare's global network spans 330+ cities, absorbing the largest DDoS attacks before they reach government infrastructure.
400+
Brixio projects
Cloudflare projects delivered by Brixio across regulated industries, including government, banking, healthcare, and energy.
Sector threat landscape

Cyber threats targeting public administrations

Government organisations are among the most targeted entities in the cyber threat landscape. Nation-state actors, hacktivists, and criminal groups attack public services, citizen data, and critical systems with increasing frequency and sophistication.

01Nation-state and hacktivism

Targeted attacks on public services

Nation-state actors, hacktivists, and organised criminal groups treat government infrastructure as a strategic target. The objective is data exfiltration, service disruption, or political signalling — and the attack surface is wide.

02Local government and ransomware

Ransomware on municipalities

Local administrations and regional bodies face ransomware campaigns that paralyse civic services. Tight budgets and legacy infrastructure make recovery slow and disruption to citizens immediate.

03Citizen-facing portals

DDoS on public-facing platforms

Citizen portals, e-services, and digital identity platforms are frequent DDoS targets. Legacy VPN concentrators and perimeter firewalls were not designed for this scale of pressure.

Government cybersecurity is not a product decision. It is an architecture decision. The platform must be sovereign, the deployment must be controlled, and the partner must operate long-term.

BrixioOne
Cloudflare for government

What we deploy for public administrations

A unified platform addressing the core cybersecurity challenges of the public sector: identity-based access for civil servants, DDoS protection for citizen services, application protection for digital government, network segmentation across distributed agencies, and data sovereignty controls. One architecture across the five capability areas.

Civil servants, contractors

Zero Trust access for sovereign environments

Replace legacy VPNs with identity-based, context-aware access to internal applications. No open ports. No exposed network. Every request verified against user identity, device posture, and location.

  • Cloudflare Access with SSO and MFA integration (Azure AD, Okta, national identity providers)
  • Cloudflare Tunnel for secure access to internal systems without public exposure
  • Device posture enforcement across government-issued and third-party devices
Regulatory alignment

Compliance built into the architecture

Compliance is not a layer added after deployment. It is built into the architecture from the first design workshop.

NIS2 — Network and Information Security Directive 2

EUApplicable since 2025

Public administrations, essential entities, important entities

Risk management, incident reporting within 24h, supply chain security, access control.

CloudflareZero Trust Access, Gateway SWG, DDoS protection, audit logging, Magic WAN for network segmentation.

eIDAS — Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services

EUeIDAS 2.0 in force, EU Digital Identity Wallet rolling out

Government agencies, public e-service operators

Secure electronic identification, trust services for digital signatures, integrity of public e-services.

CloudflareCloudflare Access for identity-based access, WAF for trust service endpoints, audit logging, edge encryption.

NESA — National Electronic Security Authority Standards

UAEApplicable across the Emirates

Government agencies, critical national infrastructure

Data protection, network security, incident response, continuous monitoring.

CloudflareWAF, Magic Transit, Cloudflare Tunnel, security event logging.

NCA ECC-2 — National Cybersecurity Authority Essential Cybersecurity Controls

KSAEnforcement penalties since December 2024

Government entities

108 cybersecurity controls for government entities, including risk management and access control.

CloudflareZero Trust Access, WAF, DDoS protection, audit logging, network segmentation.

FedRAMP — Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program

USCloudflare holds FedRAMP Moderate; In Process for High

US federal agencies and their cloud service providers

Moderate/High authorisation for federal cloud services. US-specific requirement.

CloudflareCloudflare's FedRAMP Moderate-authorised services for US federal use cases.

Talk to a Cloudflare expert about your NIS2 and sovereignty roadmap

30 minutes with a senior Brixio engineer. We map your current Cloudflare estate to NIS2 obligations and identify the top three readiness gaps for sovereign deployment.

Sub-sectors

Cybersecurity across the public sector

Central Government

Federal and sovereign agencies handling state data, citizen identity, and inter-ministerial systems.

  • Zero Trust for civil service access
  • Regional Services for data residency
  • Magic WAN across ministries

Local Government

Municipalities and regional administrations under ransomware pressure with constrained budgets.

  • WAF + bot management for citizen portals
  • DDoS protection for e-services
  • Zero Trust for hybrid teams

Defence-adjacent

National security and defence-adjacent organisations with strict sovereignty constraints.

  • Keyless SSL to keep keys on-premise
  • Cloudflare Tunnel for internal systems
  • Magic WAN for segmented networks

Public Services

Citizen-facing platforms — health, transport, social, identity — with high availability and trust requirements.

  • Magic Transit for public IP ranges
  • API Shield for inter-agency APIs
  • Audit logging for every access decision
Why Brixio

Why government organisations choose Brixio for Cloudflare deployments.

Six reasons that come up across every central government, local administration, and critical infrastructure engagement.

Sovereignty-aware delivery

Data residency, Keyless SSL, and Regional Services configured for your jurisdiction. We work to your sovereignty constraints, not around them.

Public sector regulatory awareness

Working knowledge of NIS2 (EU), eIDAS, NESA (UAE), NCA ECC-2 (KSA) and FedRAMP. No other ASDP covers these frameworks across both EMEA and the GCC.

EMEA and GCC footprint

Hubs in Luxembourg, Paris, Dubai and Singapore. We support European public institutions and Gulf sovereign agencies under one delivery model.

ASDP certified

Authorised Service Delivery Partner with direct escalation to Cloudflare engineering. Documented, auditable delivery process aligned with NIS2 supply chain expectations.

ISO 27001:2022

Compliance built into our own operations, not just our clients'. Independent audit, documented controls, and a security posture that holds up under government-grade due diligence.

Follow-the-sun 24/7

Engineers in Luxembourg, Paris, Dubai and Singapore. Public services operate around the clock. So do we. Critical incidents do not wait for business hours.

Get started

Start with a Public Sector Cybersecurity Assessment.

Brixio's professional services team deploys the Cloudflare architecture mapped to your supervisor's expectations and your sovereignty constraints. An assessment is the natural starting point.

Trusted and certified
  • ASDPAuthorised Service Delivery Partner
  • ISO27001:2022 certified
  • 400+Projects in regulated industries
FAQs

Government cybersecurity & Cloudflare deployment

Cloudflare's security stack maps directly to multiple NIS2 requirements: network security (Magic WAN, Magic Firewall), access control (Zero Trust Access, Gateway), incident detection (security event logging, DDoS alerts), and supply chain risk management (ASDP-certified delivery). Brixio delivers a compliance mapping as part of every government engagement.

Cloudflare holds FedRAMP Moderate authorisation and is In Process for FedRAMP High. FedRAMP is a US-specific requirement. For EU organisations, NIS2 is the relevant framework. For UAE, NESA applies.

Yes. Cloudflare provides Regional Services (data processing restricted to specific geographies), Keyless SSL (encryption keys remain on-premise), and data localisation controls. Brixio designs the architecture to meet the data sovereignty requirements of your jurisdiction.

It depends on scope. A focused Zero Trust deployment for a single agency takes 4-8 weeks. A multi-site network transformation with Magic WAN and Magic Transit typically takes 8-16 weeks. Every engagement starts with a security assessment.

Data sovereignty is addressed at the architecture level: Cloudflare Regional Services control where data is processed, Keyless SSL keeps encryption keys on-premise, and audit logging documents every data handling decision. Brixio configures these controls during the architecture design phase.

Yes. Brixio has a dedicated hub in Dubai and a proven track record with Gulf sovereign agencies. Our engineers understand NESA requirements and the specific operational constraints of GCC government environments.

Brixio offers three post-deployment options: managed services (ongoing operations), reactive support (credit-based L2/L3 assistance), or emergency incident response (engagement within 60 minutes). Government organisations can choose the level of ongoing support that fits their operational model.

Deployments

Government clients on Cloudflare

Secure your government infrastructure with Cloudflare

Whether you are deploying Zero Trust for the first time, replacing legacy network infrastructure, or preparing for NIS2 compliance, Brixio delivers the project with the expertise and governance that government environments demand.

Talk to an expert

Sovereign Cloudflare built for the public sector.

Tell us where you are with cybersecurity and compliance. A Brixio engineer comes back to you with a clear next step : assessment, roadmap, or scoping call.

  1. You send a short messageTwo minutes, no qualification questionnaire.
    ≤ 5 min
  2. An engineer reviews itWe pick the right next step based on your context and your sector.
    Within 1 business day
  3. Callback scheduledA call with a certified Cloudflare engineer who knows your sector.
    Within a few days
  4. Path forward setAssessment, roadmap, or scoping call, whichever fits your situation.
    Day 1+
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