E31: From Chaos to Control: Making Zero Trust Work with Trevor Dearing

In this episode of Bad Actors, recorded live at RSA 2025 in San Francisco, Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions at Illumio, dives into the challenges critical infrastructure sectors face, the importance of breach containment, and the role of zero trust and segmentation in improving security.
Trevor explores how Industry 4.0 and interconnected systems create vulnerabilities, why focusing on foundational basics like patching and risk identification is essential, and how compliance and regulation are shaping the future of cybersecurity. Trevor also shares insights on AI's impact on both threats and defenses, highlighting Illumio's new AI-driven "Insights" product designed to expose risks and improve mitigation strategies.