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Identity as the new perimeter: NOV’s approach to stopping the 79% of attacks that are malware-free


NOV’s CIO led a cyber strategy fusing Zero Trust, AI, and airtight identity controls to cut threats by 35x and eliminating reimaging.

National Oilwell Varco(NOV) is undergoing a sweeping cybersecurity transformation under CIO Alex Philips, embracing a Zero Trust architecture, strengthening identity defenses and infusing AI into security operations. VentureBeat recently sat down (virtually) for this in-depth interview where Philips details how NOV achieved these outcomes with Zscaler ’s Zero Trust platform, aggressive identity protections and a generative AI “co-worker” for its security team. Alex Philips: Yes, our users actually preferred the cloud-based Zero Trust experience over legacy VPN clients, so adoption was simple and gave us unprecedented agility for mobility, acquisitions, and even what we like to call “Black Swan Events”.

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