Micro-segmentation is a key to survival

If we accept the points about the issues with the concept of perimeter-based security being a categorical failure, it is, therefore, necessary to think about how one can leverage technology to move past that fail point.

When that realization is accepted, the next question becomes, how should we still work to gain the upper hand by isolating the enemy within the infrastructure but not subscribing to the "high walls will protect us" ideology? This is where micro-segmentation comes into the picture.

What is micro-segmentation?

But first, let's detail what we mean when we suggest using real micro-segmentation. In the traditional perimeter-based model, segmentation is reliant mainly on the use of a firewall. While firewalls are still needed to help apply boundaries to the infrastructure and to set clear limits on where the delineation between controlled space and uncontrolled space lies, the use of a firewall as the primary...