Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure Solution at Illumio

Director of Critical Infrastructure Solution at Illumio

Trevor has been at the forefront of new technologies for nearly 40 years. From the first PCs through the development of multi-protocol to SNA gateways, initiating the deployment of resilient token ring in DC networks and some of the earliest use of firewalls. Working for companies like Bay Networks, Juniper and Palo Alto Networks he has led the evangelisation of new technology. Now at Illumio he is working on the simplification of segmentation in Zero Trust and highly regulated environments.

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Cyber Security Insights

The New Chess Masters: How Cybercriminals Are Using AI to Outsmart Security Defences

June 4, 2025

In a high-stakes chess match, the grandmaster doesn’t win by brute force; they win by observing, anticipating, and exploiting small weaknesses in their opponent’s position. Every move is part of a strategy. This is exactly how cybercriminals operate today.

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