The new strategy allows for real-time cyberattack simulations, testing defenses before being attacked, and strengthening business resilience without disrupting production systems.
Trend Micro has introduced a quiet but profound revolution in enterprise cybersecurity: a new model of cyber resilience based on digital twin technology and agentic artificial intelligence, powered by NVIDIA’s enterprise AI platform. This innovative approach transforms traditional proactive security into a predictive and dynamic strategy, capable of anticipating threats even before they emerge.
With this launch, Trend Micro—one of the world’s leading cybersecurity companies—offers organizations the ability to accurately simulate their entire digital infrastructure. Through continuously updated digital twins, security teams can visualize risks in real time, rehearse critical scenarios, validate defenses without touching production systems, and make faster, more informed decisions.
Digital Twins and Continuous Simulation: From Diagnosis to Real-Time Testing
The core of the model lies in a fundamental evolution: moving from periodic assessments to continuous, intelligent simulation. Rachel Jin, Trend Micro’s Director of Enterprise Platforms, explains, “Our clients will finally be able to bridge the gap between digital transformation and defensive preparedness by simulating attacks without interrupting critical systems.”
These digital twins enable:
- Scenario Planning: AI agents simulate attack tactics before they occur in the real world.
- Security Investment Validation: New tools or architectural changes can be tested for impact before implementation.
- Business Resilience Optimization: Teams can model critical failures and assess their effects on data flows, decisions, and operations across IT/OT systems.
Stuart Samples, CTO of Northeast Georgia Health System, summarizes it as: “Trend’s approach allows us to detect threats we didn’t even know existed, spending less time reacting and more time confidently innovating.”
Powered by NVIDIA: Accurate Inference and Secure Deployment
Trend’s model relies on the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform and NIM microservices, enabling optimized delivery of agentic AI models with a scalable, secure architecture. This synergy offers seamless API integration, combined with the flexibility of on-premises infrastructure tailored for complex corporate environments.
Bartley Richardson, Senior Director of AI Engineering at NVIDIA, emphasizes: “Organizations need solutions that anticipate threats. With Trend’s digital twins powered by NVIDIA NIM, AI-driven protection becomes an operational reality.”
A Strategy Designed for the New Threat Era
Trend’s proposal arrives at a critical moment as governments and businesses accelerate investments in AI infrastructure. With threat sophistication increasing and expanding into OT and hybrid environments, traditional reactive approaches are no longer sufficient.
Frank Dickson, Vice President of Security and Trust at IDC, highlights the importance of this new model: “In many operational settings, testing defenses in production is unfeasible. Continuous simulation of attacks and defenses within a digital twin becomes a vital tool to stay ahead of cybercriminals.”
Beyond the Announcement: Opening of the Cybertron Framework and Commitment to Sovereign AI
This technology introduction is not an isolated event but part of Trend Micro’s strategic moves. The company recently announced the release of its Cybertron AI model and agent framework aimed at accelerating the development of autonomous defenses, along with progress in protecting generative workloads and advocating for sovereign AI.
With a presence in over 70 countries and more than 7,000 employees, Trend Micro solidifies its position as a leader in safety for clouds, networks, devices, and hybrid environments, reinforcing its vision to “make the world a safer place for digital exchange.”