The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Network- and firewall-centric architectures cannot deliver the security or agility that our mobile and cloud era demands. A new architecture is required.
Three areas of transformation
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Architecture Matters
Digital transformation requires a zero trust architecture
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Network- and firewall-centric architecture
A trusted network connects users, sites, and apps, but once breached, enables attackers to move laterally and steal data. On top of being a security risk, it's complex and impedes transformation.
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Zero trust architecture
Business policies determine who can access what over any network; the network is just transport. It's secure, simple, and enables transformation.
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How firewall and VPN architectures increase risk
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Transform your architecture from firewalls to zero trust
Organizations worldwide have spent billions on firewalls, yet breaches are increasing. The problem is simple: traditional firewall-centric architectures are no longer effective against cyberthreats.
Built on the principle of least privilege, Zscaler’s proxy architecture enables full TLS/SSL inspection at scale, with connections brokered between users and applications based on identity, context, and business policies.
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Hide applications behind Zscaler and make them invisible to the internet
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Inspect all traffic, including encrypted traffic, and block threats
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Connect authorized users directly to apps, not to the network
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Automatically identify and protect sensitive data in motion and at rest
How It’s Done
Only Zscaler zero trust leverages the full power of AI
The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ starts with the premise that no user, workload, or device is inherently trustworthy. The platform verifies identity, determines destination, assesses risk through AI, and enforces policy before brokering a secure connection between a user, workload, or device and an application—over any network, from anywhere.
Verify identity
Verify whoever or whatever is attempting access. User, device, or workload identity is confirmed through integrations with third-party identity providers.
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Determine destination
Identify where the connection is going—whether to a webpage, SaaS app, private app, or something else—and ensure the destination is known and understood.
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Assess risk
Use AI to determine risk based on context, considering factors like user behavior, device posture, destination and content, third-party intel, and more than 500 trillion daily signals.
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Enforce policy
Determine what action to take. This is done on a per-session basis and ultimately results in a conditional allow or block for each access request.
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Our Platform
A comprehensive platform to secure, simplify, and transform your business
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At-Rest Cloud
Secures cloud data at rest from risky misconfigurations, and data on endpoints from risky user behaviors
Inline Cloud
Secures communications in real time for any users, workloads, B2B partners, and IoT/OT devices
Data Cloud
Leverages trillions of daily telemetry signals from the Zero Trust Exchange to deliver business and cyber risk insights
Experience the power of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
A comprehensive platform to secure, simplify, and transform your business
01 AI/ML Services
Gain insight and optimize risk, IT, and business performance
02 Cyberthreat Protection
Take a holistic approach to securing users, workloads, and devices
03 Data Protection
Leverage full TLS/SSL inspection at scale for complete data protection across the SSE platform
04 Zero Trust Networking
Connect to apps, not networks, to prevent lateral movement with ZTNA
Secure every step of your transformation journey
The Zero Trust Exchange is a comprehensive, integrated zero trust platform that enables security and network transformation for all users, workloads, IoT/OT, and B2B partners.
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Empower your people with fast, secure, and reliable access to the internet, SaaS, and private apps.
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Protect cloud workloads and cloud/SaaS data with zero trust connectivity, segmentation, and posture control.
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Provide device discovery, zero trust internet access for IoT/OT, and privileged remote access to OT.
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Extend least-privileged access to SaaS and private apps for your business partners.
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Reduce business risk with protection against cyberthreats and data loss
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Lower cost and complexity by eliminating point solutions and reducing management overhead
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Increase business agility with cloud native zero trust networking for users, workloads, and branches
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Recognition
Operator of the world’s largest inline security cloud. Universally recognized as the leader in zero trust.
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