Trevor Dearing
Trevor has worked in networking and security for over 40 years and has witnessed the birth of nearly all the technologies, including Ethernet Switching, Routing, VPNs, Firewalls and the cloud. Originally a development engineer, he has spent the last 35 years working with organizations to optimize their networks and security. He is now the Global Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions for Illumio.
Authored content

Why Firewalls Aren't Enough for Ransomware Containment
Discover the reasons why firewalls are too slow to keep up with threats and why microsegmentation is key for ransomware containment.

How to Avoid Labelling Becoming a Blocker to Segmentation
Zero Trust has shifted how organizations think about security. Historically we would try to identify everything that was “bad” and block it. But a Zero Trust approach is about identifying what is “good” by verifying the source of communication and allowing it.

What Organizations Want From Their Zero Trust Segmentation Providers
Zero Trust is gaining traction all over the globe as a best practice approach for mitigating serious cyber risk.

Why Zero Trust and Segmentation Are Failing Some Organizations
This blog post unpacks a new report from analyst Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) on important learnings about Zero Trust and segmentation.

Overcoming Barriers to Zero Trust With Insight From the UK
Today’s chief information security officers (CISOs) are challenged from all sides. The scale of threats facing their organizations and the size of the corporate attack surface are such that security breaches are a case of "when," not "if."

3 Focus Areas to Reduce Zero Trust Segmentation Complexity
Security and networking products have struggled to keep up with the needs of applications and application developers for many years.

New Updates to Illumio Core Accelerate Zero Trust Security
Updates to Illumio Core will accelerate your organization's path to Zero Trust Security. Learn more in this blog post.

Why Zero Trust for Better Endpoint Security?
Why implementing and enforcing Zero Trust for endpoint security internally, as well as for the huge (and growing) number of remote workers is a better solution.

The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Peer-to-Peer-Applications
Illumio Edge secures P2P applications with enhanced visibility and by blocking unauthorized connections, preventing the lateral movement of malware.
Assume Breach.
Minimize Impact.
Increase Resilience.
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