Illumio expands partner programme for zero trust solutions

Illumio has announced the expansion of its Enlighten Partner Programme to better equip partners in addressing the demand for Zero Trust Segmentation.

The enhanced global partner programme provides an expanded suite of enablement tools, comprehensive training, and a pricing programme with price protection. These resources aim to simplify the process of selling, implementing, and operating Illumio solutions.

Todd Palmer, Senior Vice President of Global Partner Sales and Alliances at Illumio, stated, "The value of microsegmentation is indisputable. Organisations understand the necessity and want to proceed, but the perceived complexity often stands in the way. This creates an enormous opportunity for our partners."

"To empower our partners, we've evolved our partner program to ensure they have all the necessary resources and support to guide their customers forward with microsegmentation as part of their Zero Trust journey."

Microsegmentation plays a crucial role in containment strategies against cybersecurity threats such as ransomware. Illumio is providing partners with resources to address existing gaps.

Chris Nicholson, Area Vice President of Global Security Sales & Advisory at World Wide Technology, notes, "Microsegmentation is something the industry would have liked to have solved a long time ago. Illumio has leveraged its expertise in Zero Trust Segmentation to thoughtfully evolve its program, providing WWT with resources to guide our clients through their Zero Trust journey."

Chief Strategy Officer at Ignition Technology, Sean Remnant, commented on the increasing frequency of cyber threats: "Every eleven seconds, an attempted cyber breach occurs, underscoring the urgency and scale of today's cyber threats. That's why zero trust microsegmentation is essential in combatting these sophisticated attacks. Illumio, as a pioneer in this space, is trusted globally by leading organisations. We're excited to support the new 'Enlighten' programme to equip our channel partners for future success."

Remnant further elaborated on the importance of Zero Trust microsegmentation: "Conversations with customers reveal that Zero Trust microsegmentation is vital to a robust cybersecurity strategy. With attackers constantly refining techniques, it's crucial to assume a breach has either occurred or is imminent. Limiting the blast radius of potential breaches and ensuring in-depth visibility into network traffic is critical. Illumio offers both security and insight, enabling us to proactively prevent unintended connections, whether among endpoints, data centres, or cloud environments."

The Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation platform utilises a unique approach by continuously visualising connectivity through a proprietary graph and employing AI-driven insights to detect anomalies and malicious activities. It employs microsegmentation to automatically isolate threats by controlling lateral movement within IT environments.