The rise in cybercrime has shown that traditional perimeter-based security measures like firewalls and intrusion detection systems are no longer sufficient. In response, Illumio’s groundbreaking Zero Trust Segmentation (ZTS) platform is at the forefront of addressing the growing demands for advanced security solutions. The company provides a dynamic and proactive security architecture that protects critical assets and ensures that breaches, when they occur, do not escalate into full-blown disasters.
Since its inception in 2013, Illumio has redefined security standards, addressing the challenges of increasingly complex, interconnected digital environments. Its ZTS platform provides granular visibility and control over network traffic, allowing organizations to isolate and contain breaches in real time. Unlike traditional security models that focus on detection and prevention, Illumio adopts a proactive containment approach. Built on the Zero Trust principle of “assume breach,” Illumio’s solution applies security measures with the understanding that an attack is already in progress or possible at any moment. It delivers protection across all environments—cloud, data centers, endpoints, and hybrid IT ecosystems—with consistent microsegmentation.
Illumio’s platform visualizes communication between workloads and devices, enabling security teams to map traffic across cloud, on-premises, and endpoint environments. It automatically creates granular segmentation policies, blocking unauthorized interactions and minimizing the attack surface. This visibility helps organizations understand network communications and identify risks before they can be exploited, while isolating high-value assets to prevent lateral movement, a primary method of ransomware and malware spread. By containing breaches early, Illumio enables businesses to maintain continuity even during a breach.
We believe in empowering organizations to take control of their security by embracing Zero Trust principles. With our platform, we transform breach containment, enabling businesses to thrive securely in an increasingly connected and complex digital world. — Andrew Rubin, CEO & Co-Founder
One of Illumio’s major differentiators in the market is its ability to contain breaches and ransomware attacks faster than traditional detection and response tools. It claims that its platform can stop ransomware attacks up to four times faster than relying solely on detection and response measures. As cyberattacks grow increasingly sophisticated and widespread, the ability to isolate compromised systems in minutes rather than hours is crucial for minimizing downtime and preventing catastrophic data loss. This efficiency is a significant selling point for organizations looking to protect their operations and minimize the financial impact of cyberattacks. Illumio’s technology can save organizations millions of dollars in downtime costs, demonstrating its tangible business value.
The platform’s capabilities extend beyond simple breach containment. It also enables organizations to conduct real-time risk assessments and ensure compliance with industry-specific regulatory requirements. Illumio’s ability to provide complete, granular visibility into all traffic flows and isolate risks before they can impact business operations has made it a trusted solution for many leading global organizations. By visualizing all communications and controlling traffic between workloads, organizations can more easily meet compliance standards such as ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR, as well as industry-specific regulations for critical infrastructure sectors such as healthcare, finance, and government.
Illumio Core, the company’s flagship product, offers segmentation for both on-premises and cloud data center workloads. This platform is designed to help organizations create a Zero Trust model and contain breaches across various infrastructures, from IT to OT, across data centers, cloud environments, and endpoints. With Illumio Core, organizations can create detailed segmentation policies that help prevent lateral movement, ensuring that a breach in one part of the network does not compromise other critical assets.
Illumio CloudSecure is another vital component of the Illumio product suite, providing segmentation for public cloud applications and workloads. As more organizations move their operations to the cloud, they are faced with new security challenges, including managing dynamic workloads and preventing unauthorized access. Illumio CloudSecure addresses these issues by providing a comprehensive, agentless view of traffic flows within the cloud environment. This platform enables organizations to implement segmentation policies that ensure only trusted communications between cloud workloads, helping to prevent the spread of attacks in cloud-native environments.
Illumio Endpoint is a product designed to extend Zero Trust security to end-user devices, such as laptops and workstations, ensuring that breaches originating from endpoints do not compromise the larger network. With more employees working remotely and accessing corporate resources from various devices, endpoint security has become a top priority for security teams. Illumio Endpoint gives organizations the ability to segment each endpoint and restrict communication between devices, stopping lateral movement and minimizing the risk of widespread infection from a single compromised device.
For organizations using Microsoft Azure, Illumio for Microsoft Azure Firewall provides enhanced visibility and security policy management for Azure resources. This product helps organizations define and enforce security policies based on metadata, allowing them to streamline firewall management and reduce the complexity of securing Azure workloads. By leveraging Illumio’s Zero Trust segmentation approach, organizations can ensure consistent and reliable protection across their entire hybrid IT environment, including both on-premises and cloud-based resources.
Illumio’s recognition as a Leader in Forrester’s 2024 WaveTM for Microsegmentation Solutions, coupled with its inclusion as a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s Market Guide for Microsegmentation, highlights its growing influence in the cybersecurity landscape. It serves some of the world’s most prominent Fortune 100 organizations, including Salesforce, Yamaha, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and the U.S. Air Force.
A notable example of Illumio’s success in protecting its clients is the case of Lion, a global beverage company. After suffering a ransomware attack, Lion leveraged Illumio’s platform to gain real-time visibility into its network and automatically stop the attack in its tracks. This allowed Lion to minimize the impact of the breach and continue operations without significant disruption.
The company’s commitment to innovation and its ability to adapt to an ever-changing cybersecurity landscape has positioned it as a leader in the Zero-Trust Segmentation market. Illumio continues to shape the future of breach containment, helping organizations minimize the impact of cyberattacks and ensuring that they can scale their digital operations with confidence.
In an increasingly interconnected world, where the risks of cyberattacks continue to rise, Illumio’s solutions provide businesses with the tools they need to protect their digital assets, secure their networks, and mitigate the risks of a breach.