Illumio

Since 2013, Illumio has been providing enterprises with advanced tools to protect information assets, reduce the attack surface, and prevent the spread of malware. The concept of host-based microsegmentation and its implementation has been highly recognized by Forrester, which named Illumio a leader in the Zero Trust eXtended Ecosystem Platform Providers category. Among the company’s clients are Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Salesforce, and Oracle NetSuite, which rely on Illumio’s solutions to strengthen resilience against modern cyber threats. The company’s offerings combine traffic visibility, scalability, and automated security policies, enabling organizations to build a Zero Trust architecture effectively.

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Description of technology

Network Security Policy Management

ILLUMIO CLOUDSECURE - a solution for micro-segmentation of cloud environments, monitoring and controlling communication between resources (IaaS, containers, serverless services, and PaaS). It visualizes traffic within cloud infrastructure and multi-cloud environments using provider tools, without installing agents. CloudSecure, combined with Illumio Core, provides visibility and control of network traffic across the organization from the Data Center to cloud environments.

ILLUMIO CORE - enables fast and easy deployment of micro-segmentation and network traffic monitoring on any server located anywhere, from Data Centers to cloud environments, including national cloud operators. Intuitive and effective configuration is based on labels assigned to protected resources, eliminating the need for IP addresses. Rules are built on an "allow list" model, minimizing available attack vectors. The central management server tracks infrastructure changes in real time and updates managed resources’ configurations. Illumio Core aggregates information about all traffic generated by a protected resource, including host-to-host communication within the same network segment and correlates it with the configuration, highlighting elements requiring modification. The Vulnerability Map feature enriches data about managed resources with vulnerability information from protected servers – integration with vulnerability scanners, identifying the systems most exposed to attacks – automated risk analysis.

ILLUMIO EDGE - provides simple and effective Zero Trust implementation for Windows workstations. By controlling communication at the host level, it reduces available attack methods, blocks malware propagation, and is available regardless of location. The solution also complements security functions provided by Endpoint Security or EDR solutions.

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