Illumio Simplifies Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure with NVIDIA Accelerated Computing

Illumio Inc., the breach containment company, has announced a strategic integration with NVIDIA to help critical infrastructure organisations strengthen protection and advance their Zero Trust posture. The collaboration integrates the NVIDIA BlueField networking platform with Illumio’s breach containment platform, delivering robust security and operational efficiency across converged IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments.

Critical infrastructure organisations can now deploy Illumio directly on NVIDIA BlueField, providing security teams with a comprehensive view of network dependencies and precise security controls at both the host and network level. Organisations can gain deep visibility into traffic, protect critical assets, and use NVIDIA BlueField DPUs as effective Zero Trust enforcement points, dramatically simplifying the protection of critical systems and ensuring operational continuity while meeting stringent compliance requirements. In the future, they will also be able to use Illumio’s AI-driven insights to identify risks and attacker patterns, enabling rapid detection of threats in ICS and OT environments.

Benefits of Illumio’s NVIDIA-Powered Innovation

The collaboration comes amid rising threats and increased regulatory pressure globally to strengthen cyber resilience and reduce operational risk to OT infrastructure. Key benefits to organisations include:

• Visibility and policy enforcement for traffic within and between IT and OT layers:Visualise all traffic to and from OT systems equipped with NVIDIA BlueField, using Illumio’s flexible labeling architecture to understand how systems communicate across the entire infrastructure.
• Rapid deployment of Zero Trust for critical infrastructure: Easily extend Zero Trust segmentation to OT and ICS environments, reducing deployment complexity, accelerating time to value, and containing breaches by mitigating lateral movement risks.
• Improved compliance and operational resilience: Identify assets and threats, monitor traffic, and enforce security policies across converged IT/OT environments with no impact to system performance or architectural overhauls. Organisations get consistent and reliable microsegmentation across diverse environments without compromising uptime or resiliency.

“The integration between Illumio and NVIDIA will significantly strengthen security for cyber-physical systems and bring us closer to achieving our vision of a world without cyber disasters,” said Todd Palmer, Senior Vice President of Global Partner Sales and Alliances at Illumio. “Critical infrastructure is under threat like never before. Together with NVIDIA, we’re making it easier for organisations to protect critical systems, ensure operational continuity, and meet stringent compliance requirements in an increasingly complex landscape.”

“Cyber risks against critical infrastructure are more sophisticated and disruptive than ever, and lateral movement remains a key factor in successful attacks,” added Ofir Arkin, Senior Distinguished Architect for Cybersecurity at NVIDIA. “Integrating the Illumio and NVIDIA BlueField platforms enables organisations to enhance visibility and control across IT and OT networks, reduce risk, contain attacks, and strengthen operational resilience.”

Recognised as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Microsegmentation Solutions, Q3 2024, Illumio is a trusted, dedicated segmentation vendor in the NVIDIA partner ecosystem, delivering a robust cybersecurity platform dedicated to containing breaches. Built on an AI security graph, and comprising Illumio Insights (AI cloud detection and response) and Illumio Segmentation (Zero Trust Segmentation), the platform empowers organisations to identify risks, and contain threats instantly, enabling a Zero Trust strategy.