Christer Swartz

Solutions Marketing Director

Christer Swartz is Solutions Marketing Director at Illumio. He has spent many years in the Networking industry, beginning with a small startup called Cisco. He was previously with Netflix, designing the birth of their Internet video-streaming architecture, and also with Palo Alto Networks, designing deep security in both data center and cloud architectures. 

Authored content

ATM Hacks: A Hidden Cyber Threat to Bank Security
Cyber Resilience

ATM Hacks: A Hidden Cyber Threat to Bank Security

Learn how cybercriminals exploit ATMs to access networks and how Illumio helps contain breaches fast with microsegmentation.

Agent-Based vs. Agentless Security: What’s the Best Approach?
Zero Trust Segmentation

Agent-Based vs. Agentless Security: What’s the Best Approach?

Discover the pros and cons of agent-based vs. agentless security, where to deploy agents in your OS, and why Illumio’s fail-safe approach ensures continuous protection.

People Can’t Be Patched: Why Human Error is a Huge Cloud Security Risk
Zero Trust Segmentation

People Can’t Be Patched: Why Human Error is a Huge Cloud Security Risk

Discover how human mistakes in the cloud can open the door to breaches and how to fix it with a Zero Trust strategy grounded in microsegmentation.

How to Eliminate Security Silos Across the Hybrid Multi-Cloud With Illumio CloudSecure
Illumio Products

How to Eliminate Security Silos Across the Hybrid Multi-Cloud With Illumio CloudSecure

Learn why breach containment with Illumio CloudSecure adds visibility and segmentation to stop threats before they spread.

Why Microsegmentation Is the Answer to GenAI Attacks
Zero Trust Segmentation

Why Microsegmentation Is the Answer to GenAI Attacks

Learn why microsegmentation is the key to stopping AI-powered breaches and building cyber resilience.

How a Zero Trust Strategy Built on Microsegmentation Solves Cloud Risks
Zero Trust Segmentation

How a Zero Trust Strategy Built on Microsegmentation Solves Cloud Risks

Find out how to gain visibility, control, and protection across dynamic cloud environments to keep your data and applications safe from breaches.

How Illumio Closes Visibility Gaps in Container Environments
Zero Trust Segmentation

How Illumio Closes Visibility Gaps in Container Environments

Learn how Illumio provides complete visibility inside and outside Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters, eliminates blind spots, and contains breaches.

Containers Security: An Essential Guide to Protecting Kubernetes
Zero Trust Segmentation

Containers Security: An Essential Guide to Protecting Kubernetes

Discover why container security is crucial in a world where breaches are inevitable, and learn how Illumio can secure your Kubernetes environments against modern threats.

Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Core Services Detector
Illumio Products

Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Core Services Detector

Learn how Illumio's Core Services Detector can help you quickly find a complete inventory of which applications are running on all your workloads and automatically recommend labels.

What to Expect When Starting Out With Microsegmentation
Zero Trust Segmentation

What to Expect When Starting Out With Microsegmentation

If you’re building a zero trust architecture, microsegmentation should be a crucial part of your plan. Here are the 10 things you can plan on doing when starting out with microsegmentation.

How to Stop a Cloud Attack Chain With Illumio CloudSecure
Illumio Products

How to Stop a Cloud Attack Chain With Illumio CloudSecure

Learn how Zero Trust Segmentation with Illumio CloudSecure could've stopped a real-life cloud attack chain.

Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Enhanced Data Collection
Illumio Products

Little-Known Features of Illumio Core: Enhanced Data Collection

Learn how Illumio’s Enhanced Data Collection feature helps you monitor your traffic volumes to find anomalies and take action if needed.

Assume Breach.
Minimize Impact.
Increase Resilience.

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