diff --git a/controls/C-0266-exposuretointernet-gateway.json b/controls/C-0266-exposuretointernet-gateway.json
index c349b0314..22104f647 100644
--- a/controls/C-0266-exposuretointernet-gateway.json
+++ b/controls/C-0266-exposuretointernet-gateway.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "name": "Exposure to internet via Gateway API",
+    "name": "Exposure to internet via Gateway API or Istio Ingress",
     "attributes": {
         "controlTypeTags": [
             "security"
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
             }
         ]
     },
-    "description": "This control detect workloads that are exposed on Internet through a Gateway API (HTTPRoute,TCPRoute, UDPRoute). It fails in case it find workloads connected with these resources.",
+    "description": "This control detect workloads that are exposed on Internet through a Gateway API (HTTPRoute,TCPRoute, UDPRoute) or Istio Gateway. It fails in case it find workloads connected with these resources.",
     "remediation": "The user can evaluate its exposed resources and apply relevant changes wherever needed.",
-    "rulesNames": ["exposure-to-internet-via-gateway-api"],
-    "test": "Checks if workloads are exposed through the use of Gateway API (HTTPRoute,TCPRoute, UDPRoute).",
+    "rulesNames": ["exposure-to-internet-via-gateway-api","exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress"],
+    "test": "Checks if workloads are exposed through the use of Gateway API (HTTPRoute,TCPRoute, UDPRoute) or Istio Gateway.",
     "controlID": "C-0266",
     "baseScore": 7.0,
     "scanningScope": {
diff --git a/rules/.regal/config.yaml b/rules/.regal/config.yaml
index 51a89fd35..51eef3227 100644
--- a/rules/.regal/config.yaml
+++ b/rules/.regal/config.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ rules:
       level: ignore
     rule-length:
       level: error
-      max-rule-length: 50
+      max-rule-length: 100
     todo-comment:
       level: ignore
     use-assignment-operator:
diff --git a/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/raw.rego b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/raw.rego
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d010ae64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/raw.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+package armo_builtins
+import future.keywords.in
+
+
+deny[msga] {
+    virtualservice := input[_]
+    virtualservice.kind == "VirtualService"
+
+    # Check if the VirtualService is connected to a Gateway
+    gateway := input[_]
+    gateway.kind == "Gateway"
+
+    is_same_namespace(gateway, virtualservice)
+    virtualservice.spec.gateways[_] == gateway.metadata.name
+
+    # Find the connected Istio Ingress Gateway that should be a LoadBalancer if it is exposed to the internet
+    istioingressgateway := input[_]
+    istioingressgateway.kind == "Service"
+    istioingressgateway.metadata.namespace == "istio-system"
+    gateway.spec.selector[_] == istioingressgateway.metadata.labels[_]
+
+
+    # Check if the Istio Ingress Gateway is exposed to the internet
+    is_exposed_service(istioingressgateway)
+
+    # Check if the VirtualService is connected to an workload
+    # First, find the service that the VirtualService is connected to
+    connected_service := input[_]
+    connected_service.kind == "Service"
+    fqsn := get_fqsn(get_namespace(virtualservice), virtualservice.spec.http[_].route[_].destination.host)
+    target_ns := split(fqsn,".")[1]
+    target_name := split(fqsn,".")[0]
+    # Check if the service is in the same namespace as the VirtualService
+    get_namespace(connected_service) == target_ns
+    # Check if the service is the target of the VirtualService
+    connected_service.metadata.name == target_name
+
+    # Check if the service is connected to a workload
+    wl := input[_]
+    is_same_namespace(connected_service, wl)
+    spec_template_spec_patterns := {"Deployment", "ReplicaSet", "DaemonSet", "StatefulSet", "Pod", "Job", "CronJob"}
+    spec_template_spec_patterns[wl.kind]
+    wl_connected_to_service(wl, connected_service)
+
+    result := svc_connected_to_virtualservice(connected_service, virtualservice)
+
+    msga := {
+        "alertMessage": sprintf("workload '%v' is exposed through virtualservice '%v'", [wl.metadata.name, virtualservice.metadata.name]),
+        "packagename": "armo_builtins",
+        "failedPaths": [],
+        "fixPaths": [],
+        "alertScore": 7,
+        "alertObject": {
+            "k8sApiObjects": [wl]
+        },
+        "relatedObjects": [
+		{
+	            "object": virtualservice,
+		    "reviewPaths": result,
+	            "failedPaths": result,
+	        },
+		{
+	            "object": connected_service,
+		}
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+# ====================================================================================
+
+get_namespace(obj) = namespace {
+    obj.metadata
+    obj.metadata.namespace
+    namespace := obj.metadata.namespace
+}
+
+get_namespace(obj) = namespace {
+    not obj.metadata.namespace
+    namespace := "default"
+}
+
+is_same_namespace(obj1, obj2) {
+    obj1.metadata.namespace == obj2.metadata.namespace
+}
+
+is_same_namespace(obj1, obj2) {
+    not obj1.metadata.namespace
+    obj2.metadata.namespace == "default"
+}
+
+is_same_namespace(obj1, obj2) {
+    not obj2.metadata.namespace
+    obj1.metadata.namespace == "default"
+}
+
+is_same_namespace(obj1, obj2) {
+    not obj1.metadata.namespace
+    not obj2.metadata.namespace
+}
+
+is_exposed_service(svc) {
+    svc.spec.type == "NodePort"
+}
+
+is_exposed_service(svc) {
+    svc.spec.type == "LoadBalancer"
+}
+
+wl_connected_to_service(wl, svc) {
+    count({x | svc.spec.selector[x] == wl.metadata.labels[x]}) == count(svc.spec.selector)
+}
+
+wl_connected_to_service(wl, svc) {
+    wl.spec.selector.matchLabels == svc.spec.selector
+}
+
+wl_connected_to_service(wl, svc) {
+    count({x | svc.spec.selector[x] == wl.spec.template.metadata.labels[x]}) == count(svc.spec.selector)
+}
+
+svc_connected_to_virtualservice(svc, virtualservice) = result {
+    host := virtualservice.spec.http[i].route[j].destination.host
+    svc.metadata.name == host
+    result := [sprintf("spec.http[%d].routes[%d].destination.host", [i,j])]
+}
+
+get_fqsn(ns, dest_host) = fqsn {
+    # verify that this name is without the namespace
+    count(split(".", dest_host)) == 1
+    fqsn := sprintf("%v.%v.svc.cluster.local", [dest_host, ns])
+}
+
+get_fqsn(ns, dest_host) = fqsn {
+    count(split(".", dest_host)) == 2
+    fqsn := sprintf("%v.svc.cluster.local", [dest_host])
+}
+
+get_fqsn(ns, dest_host) = fqsn {
+    count(split(".", dest_host)) == 4
+    fqsn := dest_host
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/rule.metadata.json b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/rule.metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb8d1c6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/rule.metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{
+  "name": "exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress",
+  "attributes": {
+    "useFromKubescapeVersion": "v3.0.9"
+  },
+  "ruleLanguage": "Rego",
+  "match": [
+    {
+      "apiGroups": [
+        ""
+      ],
+      "apiVersions": [
+        "v1"
+      ],
+      "resources": [
+        "Pod",
+        "Service"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "apiGroups": [
+        "apps"
+      ],
+      "apiVersions": [
+        "v1"
+      ],
+      "resources": [
+          "Deployment",
+          "ReplicaSet",
+          "DaemonSet",
+          "StatefulSet"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "apiGroups": [
+        "batch"
+      ],
+      "apiVersions": [
+        "*"
+      ],
+      "resources": [
+          "Job",
+          "CronJob"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "apiGroups": [
+        "networking.istio.io"
+      ],
+      "apiVersions": [
+        "v1"
+      ],
+      "resources": [
+        "VirtualService",
+        "Gateways"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "description": "fails if the running workload is bound to a Service that is exposed to the Internet through Istio Gateway.",
+  "remediation": "",
+  "ruleQuery": "armo_builtins"
+}
diff --git a/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/expected.json b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/expected.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..341cbb161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/expected.json
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+[
+   {
+      "alertMessage": "workload 'nginx' is exposed through virtualservice 'nginx'",
+      "failedPaths": [],
+      "reviewPaths": null,
+      "deletePaths": null,
+      "fixPaths": [],
+      "ruleStatus": "",
+      "packagename": "armo_builtins",
+      "alertScore": 7,
+      "alertObject": {
+         "k8sApiObjects": [
+            {
+               "apiVersion": "apps/v1",
+               "kind": "Deployment",
+               "metadata": {
+                  "labels": {
+                     "app": "nginx"
+                  },
+                  "name": "nginx"
+               }
+            }
+         ]
+      },
+      "relatedObjects": [
+         {
+            "object": {
+               "apiVersion": "networking.istio.io/v1alpha3",
+               "kind": "VirtualService",
+               "metadata": {
+                  "name": "nginx"
+               },
+               "spec": {
+                  "gateways": [
+                     "nginx-gateway"
+                  ],
+                  "hosts": [
+                     "*"
+                  ],
+                  "http": [
+                     {
+                        "route": [
+                           {
+                              "destination": {
+                                 "host": "nginx",
+                                 "port": {
+                                    "number": 80
+                                 }
+                              }
+                           }
+                        ]
+                     }
+                  ]
+               }
+            },
+            "failedPaths": [
+               "spec.http[0].routes[0].destination.host"
+            ],
+            "reviewPaths": [
+               "spec.http[0].routes[0].destination.host"
+            ],
+            "deletePaths": null,
+            "fixPaths": null
+         },
+         {
+            "object": {
+               "apiVersion": "v1",
+               "kind": "Service",
+               "metadata": {
+                  "name": "nginx"
+               },
+               "spec": {
+                  "ports": [
+                     {
+                        "port": 80,
+                        "protocol": "TCP",
+                        "targetPort": 80
+                     }
+                  ],
+                  "selector": {
+                     "app": "nginx"
+                  }
+               }
+            },
+            "failedPaths": null,
+            "reviewPaths": null,
+            "deletePaths": null,
+            "fixPaths": null
+         }
+      ]
+   }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/deployment.yaml b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1bad4c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    deployment.kubernetes.io/revision: "1"
+  creationTimestamp: "2024-11-19T19:33:37Z"
+  generation: 1
+  labels:
+    app: nginx
+  name: nginx
+  namespace: default
+  resourceVersion: "826"
+  uid: 84c22298-82c1-4ca1-bc23-aeb210beffd7
+spec:
+  progressDeadlineSeconds: 600
+  replicas: 1
+  revisionHistoryLimit: 10
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: nginx
+  strategy:
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxSurge: 25%
+      maxUnavailable: 25%
+    type: RollingUpdate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: nginx
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: nginx
+        resources: {}
+        terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
+        terminationMessagePolicy: File
+      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
+      restartPolicy: Always
+      schedulerName: default-scheduler
+      securityContext: {}
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
+status:
+  availableReplicas: 1
+  conditions:
+  - lastTransitionTime: "2024-11-19T19:33:45Z"
+    lastUpdateTime: "2024-11-19T19:33:45Z"
+    message: Deployment has minimum availability.
+    reason: MinimumReplicasAvailable
+    status: "True"
+    type: Available
+  - lastTransitionTime: "2024-11-19T19:33:37Z"
+    lastUpdateTime: "2024-11-19T19:33:45Z"
+    message: ReplicaSet "nginx-7854ff8877" has successfully progressed.
+    reason: NewReplicaSetAvailable
+    status: "True"
+    type: Progressing
+  observedGeneration: 1
+  readyReplicas: 1
+  replicas: 1
+  updatedReplicas: 1
diff --git a/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/gw.yaml b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/gw.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd1cccd88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/gw.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
+kind: Gateway
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-gateway
+spec:
+  selector:
+    istio: ingressgateway
+  servers:
+  - port:
+      number: 80
+      name: http
+      protocol: HTTP
+    hosts:
+    - "*"   # Accepts traffic from any host
diff --git a/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/istio-gw.yaml b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/istio-gw.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94df5c99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/istio-gw.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: "2024-11-19T19:33:08Z"
+  labels:
+    app: istio-ingressgateway
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: istio
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: istio-ingressgateway
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: istio
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.24.0
+    helm.sh/chart: istio-ingress-1.24.0
+    install.operator.istio.io/owning-resource: unknown
+    install.operator.istio.io/owning-resource-namespace: istio-system
+    istio: ingressgateway
+    istio.io/rev: default
+    operator.istio.io/component: IngressGateways
+    operator.istio.io/managed: Reconcile
+    operator.istio.io/version: 1.24.0
+    release: istio
+  name: istio-ingressgateway
+  namespace: istio-system
+  resourceVersion: "687"
+  uid: ff2d4e0e-0f4f-49cd-b96b-a709815d1e4d
+spec:
+  allocateLoadBalancerNodePorts: true
+  clusterIP: 10.96.22.75
+  clusterIPs:
+  - 10.96.22.75
+  externalTrafficPolicy: Cluster
+  internalTrafficPolicy: Cluster
+  ipFamilies:
+  - IPv4
+  ipFamilyPolicy: SingleStack
+  ports:
+  - name: status-port
+    nodePort: 32557
+    port: 15021
+    protocol: TCP
+    targetPort: 15021
+  - name: http2
+    nodePort: 31714
+    port: 80
+    protocol: TCP
+    targetPort: 8080
+  - name: https
+    nodePort: 31885
+    port: 443
+    protocol: TCP
+    targetPort: 8443
+  selector:
+    app: istio-ingressgateway
+    istio: ingressgateway
+  sessionAffinity: None
+  type: LoadBalancer
+status:
+  loadBalancer: {}
diff --git a/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/service.yaml b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a86d579d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: nginx
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: nginx    # Should match your deployment's labels
+  ports:
+  - protocol: TCP
+    port: 80
+    targetPort: 80
diff --git a/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/vs.yaml b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/vs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff41d0093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/exposure-to-internet-via-istio-ingress/test/failed_with_istiogw/input/vs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1alpha3
+kind: VirtualService
+metadata:
+  name: nginx
+spec:
+  hosts:
+  - "*"
+  gateways:
+  - nginx-gateway
+  http:
+  - route:
+    - destination:
+        host: nginx   # This should match your service name
+        port:
+          number: 80