By Aamer Akhter,
Publication Date: 2026-01-08 13:00:00
In my last two blogs, I delved into the results of the 2025 Cisco Segmentation Report to highlight the importance of macro- and micro-segmentation and to identify the primary challenges hindering segmentation journeys. Today, I dive further into the survey results to discuss the benefits organizations can achieve when they successfully implement a dual macro- and micro-approach to segmentation. The goal, of course, is to continue highlighting insights into the current state of this critical cybersecurity concept and where it may be headed in the future.
Three Benefits of a Successful Segmentation Strategy
The good news is that the survey results indicate that organizations further along in their segmentation journeys are indeed achieving measurable benefits from their successful macro- and micro-segmentation implementations.
1. Contain Breaches
We all know that it’s not a matter of if your organization will get breached, it’s a matter of when. And, when it…