Zero Networks Secures OT Devices with Enhanced Microsegmentation for Blocking Lateral Movement
23 July 2024 - 1:15PM
Business Wire
New product capability segments operational
technology (OT) devices in 30 days, reducing cyber risk in these
environments
Zero Networks, a leading provider of zero trust security
solutions, introduced new segmentation capabilities specifically
designed to block lateral movement during an attack against
operational technology (OT) systems. Built into Zero Networks
Segment, a key component of Zero Networks’ unified zero trust
platform, this critical capability drastically reduces the risk of
ransomware attacks against industries with a heavy reliance on OT
devices, including manufacturing, healthcare, oil and gas,
transportation, and utilities.
Reports indicate that manufacturing was the top industry
affected by ransomware in 2023. Additionally, a May 2024 fact
sheet, issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency (CISA), found that threat groups are increasingly targeting
the OT systems of critical infrastructure providers. In both these
sectors specifically, the risk of disruption to operational
continuity and potential danger to the public make it much more
likely that these businesses pay hackers’ extortion demands.
“Historically, segmenting OT has been extremely difficult and
expensive. And considering how easy these devices are to hack,
OT-heavy sectors like global manufacturing and critical
infrastructure are faced with a massive security problem,” said
Benny Lakunishok, CEO of Zero Networks. “With our new OT
segmentation capabilities, organizations that use and rely on OT
devices will be more secure than ever. We are shrinking the OT
attack surface, making attackers worldwide unable to cause damage,
even if they do manage to break into a network or obtain privileged
user credentials.”
Zero Networks’ microsegmentation solution is agentless,
automated, and MFA-powered to effectively secure critical
resources, defend against sophisticated attacks, and achieve cyber
security compliance, all while reducing operational costs and
complexity. The platform was recently validated by an independent
analyst firm, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), who detailed how
Zero Networks Segment creates secure micro-perimeters around
organizational assets connected to the network, including OT
devices, halting ransomware and lateral movement attacks. ESG also
found that Zero Networks saves the average enterprise 87% of costs
otherwise spent on traditional firewall-based segmentation and 75%
when compared with legacy microsegmentation. Read ESG’s Technical
Validation of Zero Networks here.
Zero Networks will be at Black Hat USA from August 7-8, 2024, at
booth 2060. Schedule a demo, either in person at Black Hat or
virtually at another time, at
https://zeronetworks.com/request-demo.
About Zero Networks
Founded in 2019, Zero Networks is a simple, fully automated
platform for zero trust segmentation and remote access. Zero
Networks’ microsegmentation offering is automated, agentless and
MFA-powered to stop lateral movement and block ransomware. The
Identity Segmentation solution provides unprecedented control of
admin and service accounts, to enable the principle of least
privilege. And the advanced ZTNA solution allows an enterprise to
securely connect employees and vendors to its network, without
compromising speed or performance. Offered on a single platform and
user interface, Zero Networks is making true Zero Trust
architecture a reality for enterprises of any size. For more
information, please visit www.zeronetworks.com.
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Taylor Hadley LaunchTech Communications for Zero Networks
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