INTERFACE Kansas City
August 14th, 2025

  Presented by Sumi Gorla, Director of Systems Engineering • Illumio

Regardless of how sophisticated a ransomware attack may be, the objective remains the same: exploit a vulnerability and move laterally across your network. In this session, we’ll peel back the layers and walk through simple steps to get started with Zero Trust Segmentation, including:

  • Gaining deep, real-time visibility into where your environment is most exposed
  • Identifying and closing risky ports to reduce your attack surface
  • Making the most of tools already in place—without adding operational complexity

Sumi Gorla is Director of Systems Engineering at Illumio, driving product strategy, field enablement, and customer success across US Central and LATAM. With leadership experience at EMC, Brocade, Citrix, and BigSwitch, she leads high-performing teams to solve business problems and deliver impactful solutions. Sumi bridges technical depth with clear, outcome-driven communication.