Lauch of Illumio's Zero Trust Security Solution

ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Tatsushi Shingu, President and CEO; hereinafter CTC) has signed a reseller agreement with Illumio Inc. (headquartered in California, USA; Andrew Rubin, CEO & Founder; hereinafter Illumio), a provider of zero trust security solutions, and will begin offering the Illumio Platform. The Illumio Platform is a microsegmentation security solution that visualizes communications for each PC and server, blocking unauthorized communications to prevent the spread of damage caused by cyberattacks. We will offer the solution mainly to industries requiring stricter security standards, such as finance, healthcare, public sector, and manufacturing, aiming for 20 orders within the first year.

In recent years, cyberattacks have become increasingly sophisticated. A growing number of attackers gain unauthorized access to corporate networks, then repeatedly explore the networks and take control of a privileged account to abuse the legitimate privileges granted to the user, ultimately gaining access to critical information. To counter such threats, microsegmentation—a strategy that virtually divides networks into granular units such as PCs, servers, and applications, and blocks unnecessary communication paths—is considered an effective approach to prevent the spread of damage. However, in hybrid environments where cloud and on-premise resources coexist, designing and maintaining segmentation policies^*1 that both ensure necessary communications and enhance security requires advanced expertise.

Illumio Segmentation, a component of the Illumio Platform, is a solution enabling micro-segmentation by providing real-time visualization and control of IT assets such as PCs and servers, along with their communications. It displays the direction, frequency, protocol, and port information of communications between IT assets on a visual map in real time, allowing users to intuitively identify high-risk communications. Additionally, segmentation policies can be easily designed and applied by simply dragging and dropping the target systems on the map. By specifying and controlling detailed communication targets and conditions, users can restrict attacker movement, and minimize the spread of potential damage.

Furthermore, Illumio Insights, to be launched for cloud environments, analyzes communications in the cloud using Illumio's proprietary AI security graph technology, enabling AI to automatically detect high-risk communications. Detected communications can be instantly isolated and contained with one click on the dashboard. Early detection and response to threatening communications prevent damage from escalating.

Leveraging our extensive expertise in cybersecurity developed over many years, CTC provides comprehensive support for Illumio security solutions, from deployment to operation. As a multi-vendor system integrator and solution provider, CTC delivers optimal design, implementation, and technical assistance tailored to each customer’s environment, helping to strengthen security frameworks while reducing operational burden.

We have received the following comment for this press release.

Teaming up with CTC gives us a powerful opportunity to help more organizations in Japan stop breaches before they spread. By combining Illumio’s breach containment platform with CTC’s deep cybersecurity expertise and trusted customer relationships, we’re enabling businesses to accelerate their Zero Trust journey and stay ahead of today’s increasingly sophisticated threats. We look forward to working with CTC to help drive the adoption of Zero Trust across Japanese businesses.

Todd Palmer
Senior Vice President of Global Partner Sales and Alliances
Illumio, Inc.