Achieve Zero Trust Segmentation with Illumio: Now Available in WWT's Advanced Technology Center

This article was written in partnership with Illumio.

At World Wide Technology (WWT), we recognize that cybersecurity is an ever-evolving challenge. As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, organizations need not only cutting-edge technology but also the agility to respond swiftly when a breach occurs. That's why we're excited to announce the availability of Illumio, the industry-leading microsegmentation platform (named a Leader by Forrester), in WWT's Advanced Technology Center (ATC). This hands-on experience will empower you to seamlessly implement Zero Trust principles and enhance your security posture.

What is Illumio?

Illumio is a leading platform in breach containment, designed to prevent the lateral movement of threats within your organization's network by segmenting applications and workloads across data centers, cloud environments, and endpoints. Built on the Illumio AI Security Graph, it empowers organizations to see risk, identify attacks, and contain threats instantly to enable a Zero Trust defense strategy - reducing the potential impact of any security incident.

Why Is Illumio's Segmentation Solution a Game Changer?

Real-Time Visibility: See your network and application ecosystem in real time, with visibility into where your most critical assets reside and how they're connected.
Dynamic Security: Unlike traditional perimeter-based security models, Illumio uses microsegmentation that automatically adapts to evolving environments and emerging threats - providing continuous protection.
Frictionless Integration: Illumio seamlessly integrates into your existing security architecture, eliminating the need for costly and time-consuming infrastructure rewrites.
Data-Driven Insights: Powered by Illumio's AI-driven security graph, Illumio Insights helps you identify threats across your network and dynamically isolate risks in real time.
Proven at Scale: Illumio is trusted by Fortune 100 enterprises to safeguard critical infrastructure and sensitive data.

Explore Illumio in Action at the WWT ATC

Now, WWT customers have the unique opportunity to test Illumio directly within our Advanced Technology Center (ATC)—a cutting-edge lab where you can work alongside our experts and experience the capabilities of next-gen technologies firsthand.

The ATC offers organizations the ability to explore Illumio's platform with a hands-on, real-world approach, enabling you to:

Develop Skills: Utilize WWT's ATC on-demand labs to experience technology through structured lab exercises that demonstrate core capabilities, while also allowing you the flexibility to explore and experiment beyond the provided lab guide at your own pace.
Run Proof-of-Concepts (POCs): Test Illumio's performance in your actual environments, whether on-premise, in hybrid cloud setups, or across multi-cloud environments.
Customize Deployment Strategies: Collaborate with WWT's engineers to design and implement a tailored segmentation strategy that fits your needs, without disrupting operations.

Use Cases to Explore in the ATC

The ATC allows you to validate Illumio's capabilities across various critical scenarios, including:

Application Ringfencing: Visualize and enforce least-privilege access policies between critical workloads.
Labeling: Uses clear, consistent tags to group and manage dependencies, making the mapping process more accessible and actionable.
Monitor Mode: Provides non-enforcement modes to observe policy effects and traffic patterns, reducing risk during policy rollout.
Segmentation Enforcement: Activates the chosen segmentation policies to control network flows and enforce security boundaries.
Anomalies: Monitors for and alerts on traffic that violates segmentation rules, using anomaly detection to highlight potential threats or misconfigurations.

Accelerating Your Zero Trust Journey with WWT & Illumio

By integrating Illumio's breach containment platform within the WWT Advanced Technology Center, we offer you easy access to a comprehensive solution combining visibility, adaptability, and control. Whether you're just beginning your Zero Trust journey or looking to optimize your existing security framework, the ATC provides the tools, resources, and expertise to help you succeed.

With Illumio, WWT is enabling modern enterprises to accelerate their Zero Trust journey and ensure better security, resilience, and compliance in the face of increasingly sophisticated threats.

Ready to see Illumio in action? Access the Illumio ATC lab here.