Security News > 2022 > June > Zero trust leaders avert 5 cyber disasters per year on average

Cybersecurity company Illumio as part of their "Zero Trust Impact Report" found that leaders that employ zero trust architecture thwart five major cyberattacks per year, saving their organizations an average of $20 million annually.

"Catastrophic breaches keep happening despite another year of record cybersecurity spending," said PJ Kirner, Illumio co-founder and CTO. "I'm shocked that nearly half of those surveyed in The Zero Trust Impact Report do not think a breach is inevitable, which is the guiding principle for Zero Trust, but I am encouraged by the hard business returns Zero Trust and Segmentation deliver."

While these numbers continue to grow, IT decision-makers believe that zero trust security is not only the correct route to take but a pillar in the security frameworks moving forward.

Nearly all of those surveyed say that advancing zero trust strategies is one of their top three security priorities this year to improve their organization's readiness in the event of a cyberattack and reducing the impact attacks can and would have on their business.

Zero trust segmentation has also become necessary within the security architecture, as three-quarters of segmentation pioneers believe purpose-built segmentation tools are critical to zero trust, and 81 percent say segmentation is an important technology to zero trust.

Zero trust segmentation is another principle used to reduce the risk associated with cyberattacks.

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