Who is Elisity?
Elisity is a cybersecurity vendor focused on identity-based microsegmentation and zero trust access for enterprise networks.
- Identity-based microsegmentation for users, devices, and applications (network security).
- Zero trust access controls across campus, data center, cloud, and remote environments (zero trust security).
- Policy engine that uses identity, context, and behavior to define and enforce access rules (security policy management).
- Integration with existing network infrastructure and identity providers to apply software-defined access controls (network access control).
- Visibility into assets and communication patterns to support least-privilege and compliance initiatives (network visibility and governance).
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Elisity operates in the enterprise cybersecurity and networking domain with a focus on identity-based access control and microsegmentation across hybrid environments. Its offerings target enterprises that maintain distributed users, devices, and workloads across corporate campuses, branch offices, data centers, and public clouds. The core approach is to tie network access and communication permissions to identity and context rather than to static IP addresses or Virtual LAN (VLAN) constructs.
At the center of Elisity’s portfolio is a platform for identity-based microsegmentation (network security) and zero trust network access (zero trust security). This platform builds a graph of users, devices, applications, and services, then applies policies that follow identities wherever they connect. Instead of relying on perimeter firewalls and coarse-grained network segmentation, Elisity policies are enforced close to the workload or device, using existing switches, routers, and other infrastructure where possible.
The architecture is aligned with zero trust principles, in which access is granted based on continuous verification and least-privilege policies. Elisity ingests identity and attribute information from directory services and identity providers, such as enterprise identity and access management systems, and combines that with contextual signals like device type or network location. Policies can then define which entities are allowed to communicate, under which conditions, and with what restrictions, enabling granular segmentation without major redesign of the underlying network.
From a protocol and technology standpoint, Elisity works with standard IP networking and routing, and uses existing enterprise infrastructure as enforcement points for software-defined policies. This approach aims to overlay microsegmentation and zero trust access on top of current campus and data center networks, rather than replacing switching or routing hardware. The platform typically integrates through APIs and standard authentication and authorization interfaces to pull identity data and push policy decisions.
In comparison to traditional Network Access Control (NAC) products and classic segmentation based on VLANs and ACLs, Elisity’s offerings focus on identity and policy abstraction. Instead of mapping security to network constructs, the platform maps it to logical entities and roles, which can simplify management for environments with a mix of IT, Operational technology (OT), Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud assets. This positions Elisity in marketplace categories such as zero trust network access (ZTNA), microsegmentation, and NAC, oriented toward organizations that require consistent policy enforcement across heterogeneous and distributed networks.
Our description of Elisity. Updated December 2025.
