Let’s have a clear, forward-looking discussion. The recent Amazon Threat Intelligence findings underscore a concerning reality: vulnerabilities in IoT and IP-connected surveillance technologies have moved from obscure technical risk to drivers of real-world disruption. When cyber attackers exploit cameras and operational devices, they aren’t just peeking in they’re creating high-impact pathways to physical compromise.
We’ve seen the playbook: adversaries targeting surveillance devices and IoT endpoints to gather intelligence, maneuver laterally, and support disruptive actions against critical operations. These aren’t threats you can afford to audit annually or wall off with legacy defenses. The big question: How do you actually stop these attacks before they move from digital reconnaissance to physical consequences?
Why “Better Together” Isn’t Just a Slogan
Armis and Zscaler form a unified defense that addresses both visibility and control over IoT and surveillance infrastructure, regardless of vendor or device type. Here’s how this partnership changes the game:
Radical Visibility, Instantly
Armis provides continuous, agentless discovery of every device managed or unmanaged that enters your environment. It doesn’t matter if it’s a new camera deployed in a remote branch or a forgotten device exposed to public networks. If it’s there, you’ll know about it, its risk status, and whether it’s vulnerable or exposed.
Active, Automated Risk Assessment
As soon as Armis identifies a vulnerability, misconfiguration, or suspicious behavior like exposure to the internet or anomalous traffic patterns it contextualizes the risk. This isn’t a passive inventory. You get a living map of which devices are entry points, which assets are critical, and where attackers might move next.
Zero Trust Enforcement, Instantly Applied
Zscaler receives ongoing intelligence from Armis and dynamically enforces granular segmentation. Devices that are vulnerable or exposed never become attacker beachheads Zscaler isolates them from the rest of your network, blocks high-risk traffic, and ensures that unauthorized access never goes undetected or unresolved.
Threat Containment and Adaptive Protection
Should attackers attempt lateral movement or exploit known vulnerabilities, Zscaler’s cloud-based inspection and policy engine respond automatically. Malicious activity is neutralized before operational impact occurs even if the device’s manufacturer patch isn’t yet available.
Any change in device exposure prompts an instant policy update, shrinking the window of opportunity for adversaries and adapting your defenses at machine speed.
From Intelligence to Action a Real-World Example
Imagine a scenario like the one AWS describes: attackers identify a vulnerable camera on your network, compromise it, and begin reconnaissance ahead of a physical attack or disruption. With Armis and Zscaler deployed, that camera is instantly discovered, its exposure flagged, and it is proactively segmented away from sensitive OT systems. Even if an attacker manages to gain initial access, their ability to pivot, escalate, or disrupt is severed at the network layer, enforced in real time.
The Leadership Call
As a security decision-maker, your challenge isn’t just patching known flaws, it’s orchestrating a system that finds and fixes blind spots before adversaries reach them. Manual workflows and point solutions aren’t enough. You need a partnership that defends your ever-expanding IoT perimeter continuously and intelligently.
Armis and Zscaler for IOT, together, represent the industry’s most advanced answer: continuous visibility, real-time risk assessment, and adaptive, zero trust segmentation that closes the cyber-physical gap.
Let’s talk about how RavenTek can help you future-proof your surveillance and IoT security posture. Connect with our team for a deep-dive assessment, schedule a customized demonstration, or explore how industry innovators are already deploying this layered defense to stop real threats before they escalate.
Future-Proof Your Surveillance and IoT Security Posture
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