Ron Isaacson

Senior Director, Field CTO

Ron Isaacson, Field CTO, Illumio. Based in New York, Ron works with Illumio’s enterprise and financial service customers to help them meet their security and compliance goals. Ron is an expert in helping large organizations overcome operational challenges related to security initiatives. At Illumio since 2015, Ron has helped many customers with both the technical and non-technical aspects of large-scale segmentation programs using Illumio’s policy-based controls.

Prior to joining Illumio, Ron spent nearly fifteen years at Morgan Stanley managing application development, infrastructure, and security teams. Ron led the development of Morgan Stanley’s Technology Access Management program, a foundational control for protecting technology assets and achieving mandated IT Separation of Duties. Earlier in his career, he pioneered the development of first-generation online banking platforms as the CTO of a Philadelphia-based start-up. Ron received his Computer Science degree from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Authored content

What Makes Illumio's Agent More Reliable Than Inline Agents
Zero Trust Segmentation

What Makes Illumio's Agent More Reliable Than Inline Agents

Focusing on risk reduction goals and taking a hands-off approach to packets, Illumio lets you think about security without worrying about a reliable agent.

How a Global Law Firm Stopped a Ransomware Attack Using Illumio
Ransomware Containment

How a Global Law Firm Stopped a Ransomware Attack Using Illumio

How Illumio’s ransomware defense quickly stopped an attack on a global law firm, while avoiding significant damage to their system, reputation and clients.

How to Stop Global Cybersecurity Threats Emerging From the Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Cyber Resilience

How to Stop Global Cybersecurity Threats Emerging From the Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Resilience and cyber awareness polices may need an update as critical cybersecurity threats emerge from the war in Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: How to Mitigate Risk With Segmentation
Zero Trust Segmentation

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: How to Mitigate Risk With Segmentation

The conflict in Ukraine is forcing organizations around the world to revisit their threat modeling and reevaluate cyber risk.

Stopping REvil: How Illumio Can Disrupt One of the Most Prolific Ransomware Groups
Ransomware Containment

Stopping REvil: How Illumio Can Disrupt One of the Most Prolific Ransomware Groups

How to Stop the Clop Ransomware Variant With Illumio
Ransomware Containment

How to Stop the Clop Ransomware Variant With Illumio

The ransomware landscape is a complex, volatile space. Variants come and go, developers borrow and steal from each other, and affiliates add their own bespoke customizations.

How to Stop RDP-Based Ransomware Attacks With Illumio
Ransomware Containment

How to Stop RDP-Based Ransomware Attacks With Illumio

Assume Breach.
Minimize Impact.
Increase Resilience.

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