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Christer Swartz
Christer Swartz is Solutions Marketing Director at Illumio. He has spent many years in the Networking industry, beginning with a small startup called Cisco. He was previously with Netflix, designing the birth of their Internet video-streaming architecture, and also with Palo Alto Networks, designing deep security in both data center and cloud architectures.
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![Balancing Security and Operational Resilience: Illumio’s Strategy for Secure and Stable Software Releases](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/66a3c13d2fd996a49a17f977_1200x630.webp)
Balancing Security and Operational Resilience: Illumio’s Strategy for Secure and Stable Software Releases
Get an overview of the design choices we’ve made in the Illumio platform that help keep you secure while reducing the effect of a worst-case scenario.
![Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Traffic and Map](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/6671e274c7651aa059646feb_1200x630-Core-Little-Known-Features-MapandTraffic.webp)
Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Traffic and Map
Learn how Illumio’s Traffic and Map tools help you quickly and easily understand what’s happening in your network.
![Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Vulnerability Maps](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/6621745acd1e2ee361288da1_1200x630-Blog-Little-Known-Core-Vul-Maps-V01%20(1).webp)
Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Vulnerability Maps
Learn how you can combine your vulnerability scanner data with the power of Illumio’s Vulnerability Map to immediately secure vulnerabilities and reduce your risk exposure.
![Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Virtual Services](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/65f0b1b7dc1580584374a634_1200x630%20Blog%20-%20Little%20Known%20Core%20Features%20V01.png)
Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Virtual Services
Learn how to leverage Illumio Core’s virtual services to secure your hosts and their applications and processes with and without an agent.
![Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: SOAR Platforms Integrations](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/65bbc5056c166d202bcc3d39_1200x630-Core-Little-Known-Features-Integrations.png)
Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: SOAR Platforms Integrations
Learn how Illumio Core's integrations with third-party SOAR platforms ensures new and unknown malware can't spread through your network.
![10 Reasons Schools and Districts Should Choose Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/65b415d9472132355bf6c96e_10%20reasons%20education%20replacement%20thumbnail%20(1).webp)
10 Reasons Schools and Districts Should Choose Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation
Learn why schools need to take proactive action to stop the spread of inevitable breaches with Illumio ZTS.
![10 Reasons State and Local Governments Should Implement Zero Trust Segmentation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/65aeb737a99b5984c917c567_1200x630_Blog_-_10_Reasons_State_and_Local_V01.webp)
10 Reasons State and Local Governments Should Implement Zero Trust Segmentation
Learn how state and local governments can leverage microsegmentation to secure their critical data, assets, and systems.
![Is Your School Prepared For Ransomware? Why You Need Microsegmentation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/65b182716e2fa139b945bc8a_school%20ransomware%201%20replacement%20image%20(1).webp)
Is Your School Prepared For Ransomware? Why You Need Microsegmentation
Get insight into the magnitude of cybersecurity threats against schools and learn how Zero Trust Segmentation can help.
![Kubernetes Isn’t Immune to Ransomware – And How Illumio Can Help](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/65aeb6fa72bbd857a850d122_1200x630-Illumio-Blog-Ransomware-Kubernetes.webp)
Kubernetes Isn’t Immune to Ransomware – And How Illumio Can Help
Learn why ransomware is a very real cybersecurity risk in Kubernetes that DevSecOps architects can't afford to ignore.
![100% Cloud? You Still Need Zero Trust Segmentation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/65aeb6feb24417ac8d0fa97d_1200x630-Illumio-Blog-Still_Need-ZTS.webp)
100% Cloud? You Still Need Zero Trust Segmentation
Learn why being 100% cloud does not negate the need for breach containment with Zero Trust Segmentation and how Illumio can help.
![Why Manufacturing Must Secure IIoT Resources Against Ransomware](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/65aeb776c26cbf8be36a73e0_64277c9a0480caf591bb1638_blog-cloud-series-1200x628-v2A%252520%2525281%252529.webp)
Why Manufacturing Must Secure IIoT Resources Against Ransomware
Get insight into ransomware risk for IIoT resources in the manufacturing sector.
![7 Reasons Why the Federal Sector Should Choose Illumio for Zero Trust Segmentation](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e25fb5e66132e6387676dc/65aeb73a02fc16303f6164fc_social-blog-federal-competitive-advantage-1200x628-OPT-A_(1).webp)
7 Reasons Why the Federal Sector Should Choose Illumio for Zero Trust Segmentation
Learn how Illumio provides superior, reliable microsegmentation for branches of the Federal sector.
Assume Breach.
Minimize Impact.
Increase Resilience.
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