Dynamic Segmentation What is Dynamic Segmentation?
Dynamic Segmentation utilizes policy-based access control across wired, wireless, and WAN infrastructure, ensuring that users and devices can only communicate with destinations consistent with their access permissions—foundational for Zero Trust and SASE frameworks.
- Dynamic Segmentation explained
- How does Dynamic Segmentation work?
- Why use Dynamic Segmentation?
- Benefits of Dynamic Segmentation
Dynamic Segmentation explained
Dynamic Segmentation establishes least privilege access to IT resources by segmenting traffic based on roles and associated access permissions. This is a fundamental concept of both Zero Trust and SASE frameworks where trust is based on identity and policies, rather than where and how a user or device connects.
A role is a logical grouping of permissions. Permissions can include applications and services that can be accessed, users and devices that can be reached, or even days of the week a particular user can connect to the network.
Because roles and policies define access and segmentation, Dynamic Segmentation eliminates the need to manually configure SSIDs, ACLs, subnets, and port-based controls. This reduces complex network segmentation, sprawling VLANs, and costly administrative functions.
