The use cases were centered on microservices within the context of BNP Paribas. This was primarily due to the adoption of microservices and the hybrid cloud environment. The goal was to establish precise control over external network connections.

We use the tool to secure our systems. It helps us to adhere to confidentiality and integrity. 

It's really good for avoiding and controlling lateral movement. Since everywhere there is ransomware, it's very good for micro-segmentation so that we can allow what is required for application-to-application communication. We are allowing what is required and blocking all unnecessary traffic, so that, in that way, we can control the attack surface, so we can reduce the attack surface. We're trying to secure the application and the company network as well.

We only deploy Illumio Adaptive Security Platform on the servers, and only apply the server segmentation. Our scope for using Illumio is relatively small, and so far it's good because our scope is only applied to the server farms.

The primary use case is micro-segmentation. It enables network visibility, allowing you to understand how your applications work and the various communication channels they require. Based on this information, you can determine what is allowed and not allowed on your network based on your policy. The use cases also depend on our client’s needs.

We've had to implement the infrastructure. In fact, we are changing over to FortiGate's VMX security solution.

Our primary use case for Illumio is micro-segmentation.