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Help AG said it chose to partner with Illumio because of the company ’ s security expertise and comprehensive segmentation solutions that aid customers in preventing high-profile breaches . Illumio ’ s approach complements Help AG ’ s forward-facing philosophy , which is driven by innovation and the objective of embracing the required changes to digitise their clients ’ businesses while elevating their security posture .

“ Our partnership with Illumio builds upon our existing Zero Trust solutions and services portfolio . In 2020 , we launched the Help AG Secure Private Access Service ( HPA ), a Zero Trust Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) solution , to secure remote workers and ensure control of IT budgets ,” said Stephan Berner , Chief Executive Officer , Help AG . “ Now , we are teaming up with Illumio to provide our customers with end-to-end Zero Trust micro-segmentation to efficiently secure their endpoints , data centres and cloud environments , thereby slashing costs and isolating attacks to prevent lateral movement . This is especially pertinent in our era of increased remote working . The ‘ trust no user , no device ’ Zero Trust model enables both remote staff users and third parties to securely access applications from anywhere across the globe . Illumio ’ s solutions in this space also provide enhanced visibility , which is crucial in guaranteeing adherence to local and regional legislations and regulations .”

According to Help AG , ensuring consistent segmentation in organisations is increasingly difficult because the IT world is highly distributed and organisations ’ networks are constantly growing and changing . The speed required for application development now often contrasts with the time required for the organisation to prepare traditional segmentation through the creation of dedicated IP networks – that is why scalable and adaptive segmentation is critical .

Together with Illumio , Help AG is now offering industry-leading , tailored segmentation solutions and enhanced visibility and agility to customers across all sectors , from government and critical infrastructure to banking , manufacturing , healthcare , and retail .

Mark Noctor , EMEA Vice President , Illumio , said : “ In this era of increased vulnerability ,

Stephan Berner , Chief Executive Officer , Help AG

cyberattacks are inevitable and Illumio is in the business of helping organisations fend off catastrophic fall-out . Through our cuttingedge use of micro-segmentation , Illumio can stop attackers before they reach your most prized data and information . Bringing this technology to more and more customers across the region is a key priority for Illumio , and our partnership with Help AG is an important part of our strategy . We ’ re confident that Help AG will help us expand our reach and even better support our local customers .”

Greater visibility

Thanks to Illumio and its micro-segmentation solution for the data centre , Illumio Core , it is possible to see the traffic in your network . Illumio Core builds an easy-to-read map of the data centre or cloud to provide the visibility you need to efficiently and accurately segment your environment

Illumio also offers Illumio Edge , an endpoint protection solution that reduces the risk of ransomware and malware propagating laterally throughout an organisation . Illumio Edge uses allow-lists to block any unpermitted peer-topeer traffic between devices to stop the spread of ransomware between endpoints . p

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