Zero Networks Named to Fast Company's “World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2026”

As organizations prioritize cyber resilience, Zero Networks redefines business continuity with containment

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zero Networks, the leading provider of zero trust security solutions, today announced it has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026. This recognition places Zero Networks among the most impactful companies reshaping how global businesses operate and underscores the company’s mission to make cyber resilience achievable for every organization. Zero Networks’ placement among these winners signals that cyber resilience is no longer a technical problem for the security team, it’s a board-level business imperative.

When one stolen credential can halt patient care, or a single uncontained breach can destabilize a power grid, trigger travel disruptions, or freeze a global supply chain, cybersecurity has catapulted into a critical business imperative. Zero Networks ensures businesses stay running through a cyberattack to help maintain supply chain reliability, workforce productivity, or manufacturing uptime. Fast Company’s recognition validates that the market has reached a critical conclusion: Containing an attack is more valuable than detecting one, and that resilience should be architectural: built in, not bolted on.

“This recognition matters to us because of the company we’re in,” said Benny Lakunishok, CEO and Co-Founder of Zero Networks. “Being named alongside businesses that change how the world works tells us the conversation has shifted – boards, operators, and business leaders are finally asking the same questions: How much of our environment can an attacker reach? How fast can they move? What happens to the business if we can’t contain them? We built Zero Networks to answer those questions structurally, not reactively. That is the business innovation that earned our customers’ trust.”

The organizations Zero Networks protects are not defined by their security budgets – they are defined by what happens when they go down:

• A shipping company moving 21% of global container traffic – including critical medicines.
• An investment bank fortifying $3.9B+ in annual deal flow.
• A global confectionery manufacturer with distribution in more than 170 countries.
• A financial services organization with $60B+ in mid-market lending.

For Zero Networks customers, microsegmentation is not a compliance checkbox – it is the safety net that keeps critical operations running. Zero Networks makes that net fast to deploy, automatic to maintain, and measurable in its impact.

Zero Networks was built to solve one of the most persistent failures in enterprise security: the inability to control how attackers move laterally once they are inside a network. Zero Networks makes microsegmentation – the practice of dividing a network into secure zones so attackers cannot spread – fast and simple enough for any organization to deploy. Where traditional segmentation projects lasted years and demanded dedicated teams to maintain, Zero Networks delivers 90% segmentation coverage within 90 days, with less than 0.25 FTE required to operate. The platform studies legitimate network behavior, creates rules automatically, and enforces them without agents or network redesigns. When attackers get in, they find themselves immediately quarantined with nowhere to go.

Recent Zero Networks’ innovations and recognition validating this approach include:

• Zero was the only vendor to achieve a 5-star rating in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Network Security Microsegmentation
• Leader and outperformer in the 2026 GigaOm Radar for Microsegmentation
• Agentless, automated microsegmentation extended to OT, IoT, and Kubernetes
• Network Map 2.0, an industry-first living map of the enterprise
• Kubernetes Access Matrix

Fast Company's World’s Most Innovative Companies franchise is one of the publication’s most anticipated annual lists. Honorees are selected through a competitive application process evaluating companies that drive progress across industries globally.

“Our list of the Most Innovative Companies is about spotlighting organizations that don’t just adapt to change – they drive it,” said Brendan Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company. “The companies we honor this year are redefining what leadership looks like in 2026, pairing bold ideas with measurable impact and turning breakthrough innovation into real-world value.”

The full list of Fast Company's 2026 Most Innovative Companies honorees is available here.

Zero Networks is hosting a webinar, “Cyber Resilience Simplified: How to Build a Self-Defending Network,” on Wednesday, April 29^th. Benchmark your current level of cyber resilience and get actionable steps on strengthening your network- and identity-driven controls. Or, get a personalized demo of the Zero platform here.

About Zero Networks

Zero Networks helps organizations prevent attacks, minimize blast radius, and maintain business continuity – even when attackers get inside. By making every connection verified and intentional through identity-driven microsegmentation, Zero Networks tightly limits lateral movement, reduces operational risk, and strengthens cyber resilience. The platform deploys quickly and enforces adaptive, automated policies that eliminate manual management, technology sprawl, and long-term operational debt. The result is simpler, more resilient security that lowers cost and complexity while enabling organizations to scale, preserve uptime, protect revenue, and meet compliance requirements as environments evolve. Learn more at zeronetworks.com.

About Fast Company

Fast Company is the only media brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business, innovation, and design, engaging the most influential leaders, companies, and thinkers on the future of business. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC. For more information, visit fastcompany.com.