The Gordian Knot is a legend associated with Alexander the Great and is often used as a metaphor for a complex or unsolvable problem (untying the impossible knot) solved easily by thinking outside of the box (cutting the Gordian knot). Its roots are traced back to Alexander the Great when he conquered the city of Gordium in modern day Turkey. 

We recently announced Series D funding – fueling new opportunities to accelerate our vision of adaptive segmentation as the foundation for cybersecurity in every enterprise data center and cloud. 

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Illumio CCO Alan Cohen recently sat down with the Open Networking User Group Community at the ONUG Spring show in San Francisco to talk about segmentation as a security strategy in the age of software-defined infrastructure.

Data is your most important corporate asset that has to be protected in the face of rising threats and cybercrime. Your data protection strategy should include techniques like encryption of data in motion, which can help minimize loss of intellectual property and potential financial impact while helping you meet compliance requirements.