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FireMon, the pioneering network security and firewall policy management company, detailed expanded support for Zero Trust microsegmentation across hybrid environments, including a deeper integration with Illumio and continued coverage for VMware NSX and Zscaler. By normalizing, analyzing, and continuously validating segmentation intent across network, virtual, and host enforcement points, FireMon helps security teams operationalize Zero Trust at enterprise scale. Firewall governance report “The future isn’t more consoles,” said Jody Brazil, CEO of FireMon. “It’s one policy playbook that proves control efficacy every day and the evidence to back it up.” Organizations using FireMon to unify segmentation and firewall governance report measurable outcomes, including up to a 90% reduction in compliance reporting time through consolidated policy data and faster validation and change reviews across the hybrid networks. They also eliminate blind spots between virtual, host, and network enforcement points, strengthening segmentation consistency, and overall control assurance. “Zero Trust only works when segmentation policies are governed and consistent across every layer,” Brazil added. “We’re giving teams one place to validate intent, spot drift, prove compliance, maintain least access, whether the control lives on a firewall, a fabric, or the host.” Making Zero Trust real with microsegmentation Regulators and industry groups are pushing beyond periodic audits toward continuous proof that controls work every day. While Zero Trust has become mainstream, many organizations still struggle to operationalize segmentation due to siloed policies and governance blind spots. Fresh telemetry from FireMon Insights found 60% of enterprise firewalls fail high-severity compliance checks on first evaluation and 34% fail at critical levels — failures that point to process and ownership issues, not just isolated misconfigurations. Unifying segmentation and firewall policy under one governance model directly addresses this challenge, allowing enterprises to prove control efficacy across every enforcement plane. Illumio label-based policies “The Illumio Platform is the enforcement engine enterprises rely on to stop lateral movement and contain breaches. As organizations scale segmentation across hybrid environments, they need governance that aligns host-level intent with broader network policy." "Our collaboration with FireMon enables customers to extend Illumio label-based policies into unified governance workflows, ensuring segmentation remains consistent, validated, and continuously enforced, strengthening breach containment,” Sarab Matharu, Director, Tech Alliances at Illumio. How host-level segmentation from Illumio Matharu added: “Our collaboration with Firemon gives organizations the visibility and governance they need to connect segmentation intent with enterprise-wide policy assurance.” This integration highlights how host-level segmentation from Illumio and centralized policy governance from FireMon combine to deliver continuous Zero Trust validation, from the data center to the endpoint. What’s new Deeper Illumio integration (host-based Zero Trust Segmentation). FireMon ingests Illumio’s label-driven policies alongside firewall and cloud controls to: Optimize Illumio-defined policies to achieve least access, detect inconsistencies between network and host policies, validate segmentation against frameworks (e.g., PCI, NIST, CIS), and automate recertification and evidence collection across enforcement planes. NSX distributed firewall groups The result is a single governance workflow that keeps segmentation intent aligned from the data center to the cloud to the endpoint. VMware NSX microsegmentation, modeled in context. FireMon visualizes NSX distributed firewall groups and rules within the same hybrid topology used for physical firewalls, enabling conflict detection across virtual and physical layers, change simulation before deployment, and automated compliance checks for NSX-managed zones. FireMon has long supported NSX policy orchestration and visibility. Zscaler cloud-delivered Zero Trust, governed centrally. By integrating Zscaler policy data, FireMon extends policy visibility, risk analysis, and reporting to SASE and firewall-as-a-service environments, aligning user-to-app paths with on-prem and cloud controls, and reducing misconfiguration risk before changes ship. Operationalizing Zero Trust with FireMon Unified topology and policy normalization. See how access is permitted or denied at the network, virtual, and host layers in one console; analyze multi-vendor rules with a consistent schema for faster troubleshooting and safer change. Continuous compliance, not audit season. Run automated checks against control baselines, track exceptions, and measure time-to-remediate across firewalls, NSX segments, Zscaler policies, and Illumio labels with evidence on demand. Change simulation and policy optimization. Design and verify segmentation and access changes before deployment; flag redundant, shadowed, or overly permissive rules to shrink attack paths and simplify audits. Scale across the environment. FireMon supports 120+ firewall and cloud platforms, so segmentation governance lands where teams already manage policy. Built for hybrid reality The integrations align with how operators run modern environments: Illumio for label-driven, host-level containment to cut lateral movement, VMware NSX for distributed microsegmentation in virtualized data centers, and Zscaler for cloud-delivered enforcement at user and app edges, all governed through FireMon’s policy management workflows.

HackerOne, a pioneer in offensive security solutions, announced the appointment of Nidhi Aggarwal as Chief Product Officer (CPO) and member of the executive leadership team. Aggarwal will lead the execution of HackerOne's platform vision and product strategy, unifying the company’s product portfolio around a more integrated, AI-powered experience that seamlessly scales human security expertise through AI agents to not just find but remediate vulnerabilities. HackerOne’s product evolution Aggarwal’s appointment comes at a pivotal moment in HackerOne’s product evolution Aggarwal’s appointment comes at a pivotal moment in HackerOne’s product evolution. Over the past few months, the company released several significant innovations, including new features with Hai, HackerOne’s AI security agent first introduced in February 2024.  These new capabilities — Hai Program Insights, Benchmarks, Recommendations, and Findings — help customers prioritize and act on vulnerabilities more effectively. HackerOne's new Hai Play HackerOne also introduced a new Hai Play, which automatically calculates Return on Mitigation (RoM) based on an organization’s unique vulnerability data and context.  Additionally, HackerOne is expanding its platform ecosystem by adding integrations with ServiceNow, Secure Code Warrior, and GitLab, as well as enterprise-grade functionality through automations.  Prior roles of Aggarwal Aggarwal brings over 15 years of experience driving growth and innovation at companies A seasoned technology entrepreneur and product pioneer, Aggarwal brings over 15 years of experience driving growth and innovation at companies ranging from early-stage startups to global enterprises.  She co-founded Qwiklabs, a cloud configuration platform acquired by Google, and held executive leadership positions at Tamr, an AI + human-in-the-loop master data management platform where she led product and marketing. She also previously worked at Wellington, Hewlett-Packard Labs, VMware, and McKinsey & Company. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and serves on the Board of Visitors for the Computer Science department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which honored her with an Early Career Achievement Award. HackerOne’s leadership in the AI era “Nidhi’s appointment will accelerate HackerOne’s leadership in the AI era,” said Kara Sprague, CEO of HackerOne. “She brings the strategic clarity and operational depth to drive execution of our AI-centric platform vision, deliver more customer value, and ensure that innovation remains at the heart of everything we do.” HackerOne's next-generation platform “HackerOne has a unique opportunity to redefine security in the AI era," said Aggarwal. "By combining human expertise with the power of AI, we're uniquely positioned to deliver high-quality security findings with unprecedented scale and speed." "Our AI-powered platform accelerates vulnerability discovery, triage, and response while equipping both security researchers and customers with intelligent tools and real-time insights. I'm excited to join this exceptional team to build a next-generation platform that enables security and development teams to find and fix vulnerabilities before adversaries can exploit them."

Arrow Electronics announces it has entered into a Europe-wide agreement with digital workplace platform provider Omnissa. Under the agreement, Arrow will provide resellers across Europe with access to Omnissa's AI-driven digital work platform. Omnissa, formerly VMware EUC (End User Computing), was acquired from Broadcom by private equity firm KKR in July. The company serves over 26,000 customers globally, providing unified endpoint management, virtual apps and desktops, digital employee experience, and security and compliance solutions. Efficient work environments The Omnissa platform is an autonomous digital workspace solution, featuring self-configuring and self-securing capabilities. The AI-driven platform continuously adapts to the way people work, delivering personalized experiences while optimizing security, IT operations, and costs. "Omnissa's advanced digital workspace solutions are aligned with our efforts to support our customers in delivering modern, efficient work environments," said Mike Worby, EMEA head of strategic alliances for Arrow's enterprise computing solutions business. "The digital workplace market is expected to grow over the next several years, driven by the increasing demand for remote work solutions and enhanced employee experiences. By adding Omnissa's advanced solutions to our portfolio, we are enabling our channel partners to meet the evolving needs of modern enterprises and deliver smarter, more efficient work environments." Robust partner ecosystem Al Irizarry, head of partner sales at Omnissa, said, "A robust partner ecosystem is essential to our strategy for delivering more value to customers.” “We have been a leader in the digital workspace market for many years, and now that Omnissa is a standalone business, we can offer a simplified approach that focuses solely on helping our channel partners capitalize on the growing opportunity in digital workspace solutions and services." Omnissa is available now in the following countries: Austria, Baltics, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.