Microsegmentation is often required or recommended by several cybersecurity compliance regulations to enhance network security and limit the impact of potential breaches.
While it may not always be explicitly stated, many regulations highlight the importance of network segmentation. Microsegmentation helps fulfill these standards by dividing the network into smaller, secure zones that limit access to sensitive data and systems.
Illumio is a Zero Trust segmentation platform that allows an organization to set granular segmentation policies to control communications and isolate high-value assets to stop breaches and ransomware from spreading.
For the IBM i, the communication between Illumio's software and Assure System Access Manager (SAM) provides yet another layer of security to protect against security breaches. This solution provides for monitoring and controlling the access to and from the IBM i. The integration enhances security by providing a centralized management platform and creating a comprehensive Zero Trust security architecture.
This solution has two major operations: importing the Illumio Access Control List (ACL) file, which defines network security policies into the IBM i system, and sending network traffic activity from the IBM i into the Illumio FlowLink.
The following information will assist in implementing and configuring this integration.