Nicholas DiCola

Byte #3. 181 days to find a breach. 60 to contain it. 241 days total. Meanwhile last week – attackers hit 60% of your network in under an hour. They're done in 60 minutes. You're cleaning up for 8 months. Detection alone can't fix that math. #ZeroTrust #CyberSecurity

🚨Coming soon to an arena near you! Contain the Breach: an in-person capture-the-flag competition 🚩 We're bringing hands-on containment challenges to three cities this spring and we want to see you on the leaderboard. You'll race against the clock (and your peers) to quarantine hackers using Zero Networks; top finishers take home custom prizes – everyone earns CPE credits and newly minted challenge coins. Ready to contain the breach? Lock in your spot! 📍 Denver: F1 Arcade | Thursday, April 9th 📍 NYC: Chelsea Piers Golf Club | Thursday, April 16th 📍Chicago: Andretti Indoor Karting | Thursday, April 23rd All you'll need is a laptop and the will to win. Get all the details and save your seat 👉 hubs.li/Q047lRX_0

Don’t run it like @blockbuster 😂😂 Sorry had to do it.

Byte #2 of Nick's Byte of the Week. One compromised host. Under an hour. 60%+ of your environment gone. That's not a detection problem – that's a blast radius problem. Full breakdown: zeronetworks.com/blog/one-compr… #ZeroTrust

Veeam just patched 7 vulns - 4 critical RCEs, CVSS up to 9.9. Ransomware groups target backups first. Eliminate recovery, increase leverage. Patch now. Then ask: if an attacker gets in elsewhere, can they reach your backup server? bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/…

We just launched Network Map 2.0. A living, real-time map of your entire environment - on-prem, cloud, IoT/OT, Kubernetes - with east-west traffic, lateral movement paths, and blast radius visible the moment they form. See it. Enforce it. Instantly. bit.ly/4bgWc7c

Proud to see Zero Networks named one of @CRN’s 20 Coolest Network Security Companies of 2026. The future of network security is automated, scalable segmentation – without agents and without the science project. Full list: bit.ly/4aOUqtG

Detection doesn’t stop attacks — it just tells you they’ve happened. What stops impact? Limiting lateral movement and shrinking blast radius. Ask yourself: are we designing for resilience or just visibility?

Working with teams running high-stakes environments is the best part of this role. Two moments Benny shared stuck with me: • CTO at a major U.S. airline had Zero up in ~15 minutes — “that’s it?” • Another customer segmented 15,000 assets in a month . bit.ly/4a84Rts

Seeing more Shadow AI – Claude bots, agents, internal tool connections happening fast. WEF’s 2026 Cybersecurity Outlook warns AI is accelerating attacks and scaling risk. The real question: once access exists, how far can it spread? Report: bit.ly/4kn8dfs

im freaking stoked!

𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝟱-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀™ 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱. 🎉 Customers highlighted what matters most in real environments:  ✔️ Fast, scalable deployment  ✔️ Straightforward operations  ✔️ Microsegmentation that actually works in production — with customers often segmenting 90%+ of their network within 90 days We believe this feedback reinforces a simple truth: resilience isn’t about more tools or complexity. It’s about containing threats quickly, reducing blast radius, and keeping the business running. Huge thanks to the customers who shared their experience and trust us to protect their most critical environments. 📖 Read the press release here → hubs.li/Q040FH6G0

In this Last Watchdog roundtable, my colleague Chris Boehm explains why complexity across cloud/identity/network/OT is outpacing talent, and why resilience now depends on automation that keeps up with constant change: #more-38129" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lastwatchdog.com/lw-roundtable-…

EDR and XDR can create a false sense of security. Visibility does not equal victory. In an @SCmagazine article, I focus on the shift from detect-and-respond to containment strategies, so attackers cannot move once they are inside. scworld.com/perspective/ze…

I joined Dr. Chase Cunningham to talk about why EDR isn’t enough: attackers pivot laterally, abuse identities, and use unmanaged assets to turn small breaches into big ones. Real resilience is limiting blast radius by default. zeronetworks.com/blog/edr-secur…

Heading into 2026, breach patterns are clear: most don’t start with breaking in, they start with logging in, then moving laterally. This Zero Networks post looks at the biggest 2026 risks and what to fix first: zeronetworks.com/blog/top-cyber…

Today is a big day! It’s the premiere of the Zero Networks documentary, now live on @CNBC. The story we’re telling is simple: defenders need tools that work at the speed and scale of today’s attacks. Check out the documentary here: cnbc.com/advertorial/ac…

@CISA’s BRICKSTORM alert is a reminder that modern attackers go after the infrastructure that runs everything and have tight admin controls, phishing-resistant MFA, segmentation, and real visibility: cisa.gov/news-events/an…

Breaches rarely explode in one step. They spread through lateral movement, which is why microsegmentation is back on every serious roadmap. Learn more: zeronetworks.com/blog/modern-vs…

Regulations are piling up. In 2026, it is easy to sprint from mandate to mandate. But compliance is the floor, not the finish line. We need security that runs continuously and enforces least privilege everywhere, especially in messy legacy corners.