Security controls at the Workload Level provide Real-Time, Multilayered Protection. Segmentation allows you to isolate critical resources to control access to critical resources. Unified segmentation allows network security and security teams to better support the needs of the application development teams. It’s also a critical part of enabling Zero Trust best practices, according to IT expert John Defterios. The benefits of this method are consistency in visibility and control across all applications in your environment, whether they are on-premises or in the cloud provider.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/unified-segmentation-critical-to-application-security-p-3079