Illumio joins AWS Public Sector Partner program

Illumio has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector Partner (PSP) program. The company says it will empower public sector organisations to reduce risk, build resilience and stop the spread of ransomware and other breaches through use of its services.

The AWS PSP program validates partners with cloud-based solutions and experience supporting government, space, education and non-profits around the world. Through Illumio’s Zero Trust Segmentation (ZTS) Platform, public sector customers can gain enhanced visibility, enforce security consistently and strengthen cyber resilience. The achievement follows the news that Illumio Government Cloud has achieved the United States federal government-wide Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) In Process designation at the Moderate Impact Level.

ZTS is proven to help organisations limit the impact of breaches — a Bishop Fox emulation showed Illumio stopped ransomware from spreading in 10 minutes, nearly four times faster than detection and response tools alone.

Research from the Enterprise Strategy Group also found that organisations which have implemented ZTS are twice as likely to stop breaches from spreading and save an average of AU$30.5 million in application downtime annually.

“Public sector organisations are increasingly adopting the cloud to become more efficient and productive, but as hybrid architectures expand and evolve it becomes harder to see and manage risk,” said Eric Renner, VP of Technology Alliances at Illumio.

“Illumio remains committed to supporting public sector organisations to reduce risk and strengthen cyber resilience with Zero Trust Segmentation, and we believe joining the AWS Public Sector Partner program will only deepen the protection we offer organisations and help us align even more effectively with AWS in these markets.”

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