Zero Networks has unveiled Network Map 2.0, a cutting-edge advancement in real-time network mapping, aiming to tackle decision-making challenges and enhance actionable insights for large enterprises.
Departing from traditional static mappings, Network Map 2.0 offers an ever-evolving depiction of enterprise networks, facilitating immediate visibility and response.
Real-time network monitoring
According to Benny Lakunishok, CEO and co-founder of Zero Networks, the complexity of operating in hybrid environments presents substantial risks due to their rapid evolution, which often outstrips documentation capabilities.
He noted that static diagrams fail to capture real-time dynamics, such as asset communication and potential risk paths. Network Map 2.0 addresses these issues by providing continuous data updates, accurately reflecting the current state of the network and offering actionable insights.
Addressing network traffic challenges
Network Map 2.0 empowers security teams with a comprehensive view of network activitiesThe escalation of internal network traffic, particularly east-west traffic, is a challenge that many organisations face. As highlighted by the Global Data Center Traffic Infographic, this category accounts for a significant majority of data centre traffic and is growing with the advent of AI-driven workloads.
Many organisations lack visibility into this traffic, which Network Map 2.0 aims to rectify by offering a holistic view of network activities across various environments, such as on-premises, cloud, IoT, and OT systems.
Enhanced security insights
Network Map 2.0 empowers security teams with a comprehensive view of network activities, spotlighting high-risk areas and facilitating the creation of informed segmentation policies.
Unlike conventional methods, these policies are based on real-time traffic patterns, allowing simulation and refinement prior to implementation to minimise disruptions. In times of security incidents, the tool aids rapid response by offering insights into potential threat movements and containment strategies.
Comprehensive visualisation and control
With its graphical asset communication view, Network Map 2.0 helps validate existing assumptions and prioritise critical issues. It also offers continuous proof of control for executives and auditors, demonstrating how organisations can maintain application isolation and enforce Zero Trust principles effectively.
This shift from "query and interpret" to "see and enforce" not only increases operational resilience but also enhances the ability to respond swiftly and effectively to incidents, reducing potential risks and operational disruption.
Zero Networks, the foremost provider of zero trust security solutions, announced Network Map 2.0, a major advancement in real-time network mapping designed to help large enterprises eliminate decision paralysis, reduce blast radius, and turn visibility into immediate, enforceable action.
Network Map 2.0 capability replaces static, point-in-time visualisations that must be generated on demand with a continuously updated, living map of the enterprise.
Real-time clarity
“Large enterprises do not struggle with a lack of data - they struggle with operational risk." said Benny Lakunishok, CEO and co-founder of Zero Networks. “Hybrid environments evolve faster than teams can document them, while static diagrams and flow logs fail to show what actually matters in the moment: which assets are communicating, which paths create risk, and how far an incident can spread."
Lakunishok added: “Unlike legacy microsegmentation approaches that rely on delayed, point-in-time analysis of historical data, Network Map 2.0 operates in real time. It continuously ingests, normalises, deduplicates, and correlates network activity so the environment is always current, always mapped, and immediately actionable. The result is real-time east-west clarity, not retrospective analysis.”
Challenges faced by network traffic growth
The challenge is magnified by the growth of internal network traffic. According to the Global Data Center Traffic Infographic, east-west traffic accounted for approximately 86% of total data center traffic as early as 2020 and continues to grow as AI-driven workloads increase internal system-to-system communication (source: https://fiberdan.com/global-data-center-traffic-infographic/). This is precisely where most organisations lack visibility.
Network Map 2.0
With Network Map 2.0, security teams can see exactly what is happening across on-prem, cloud, IoT/OT, and Kubernetes environments in a single unified view. The platform highlights privileged access, high-risk ports, external exposure, and anomalous communication paths, focusing teams on what materially increases business risk instead of overwhelming them with raw telemetry.
In addition to Zero Networks automated policies, security teams also have the option to generate segmentation policies based on real-time, actual traffic patterns and then simulate enforcement before rollout to avoid business disruption. During incidents, SOC and response teams can instantly visualise lateral movement paths and blast radius, enabling faster quarantine, containment and measurable reduction of exposure.
Network Map 2.0 also provides:
- A graphical view of actual asset-to-asset communication: Network Map 2.0 validates what teams believe to be true, exposes what is not, and prioritises what matters most.
- Continuous proof of control for executives and auditors: Organisations can validate application isolation, demonstrate ring-fencing of critical systems and generate clear evidence of segmentation and Zero Trust enforcement without relying on static documentation or assumptions.
- Network Map 2.0 moves enterprises from “query and interpret” to “see and enforce”: By transforming visibility into action, Zero Networks enables smaller blast radius, faster incident containment, and stronger operational resilience.
