Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
The one true zero trust platform to secure all users, workloads, and devices everywhere
Protect and empower your business with zero trust
The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ is a cloud native platform that powers a complete security service edge (SSE) to connect users, workloads, and devices without putting them on the corporate network. It reduces the security risks and complexity associated with perimeter-based security solutions that extend the network, expand the attack surface, increase the risk of lateral threat movement, and fail to prevent data loss.
Transform IT and security with confidence
The Zero Trust Exchange helps IT securely accelerate business transformation using a foundation of zero trust.
Eliminate the attack surface
Applications sit behind the exchange, preventing discovery and targeted attacks
Prevent lateral movement of threats
Users connect to apps directly, without network access, to isolate threats
Improve user experience
Direct connections to cloud applications are intelligently managed and optimized
Reduce costs and complexity
Managing and deploying are simple, with no need for VPNs or complex firewall rules
Perimeter security fails in the world of cloud and hybrid work
As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and users work from everywhere, the hub-and-spoke networks and perimeter security we once relied on—VPNs and firewalls—are failing to secure our data or deliver a good user experience.
Four steps to breach enterprise security
Supporting a remote workforce means extending your network via VPN to employees’ homes, coffee shops, and more. If you’re using IaaS or PaaS, you need to extend it even farther to the providers’ home regions. Stretching your network like this enables cybercriminals to attack and compromise sensitive data in four steps:
Step 1: Find your attack surface
Every internet-facing firewall—whether in a data center, cloud, or branch—is an attack surface that can be discovered and exploited.
Step 2: Compromise you
Using stolen credentials to compromise users, workloads, and devices lets attackers bypass conventional detection and enter your network, either through the attack surface (e.g., VPN, firewall) or by enticing users with malicious content.
Step 3: Move laterally
Once inside, attackers move laterally throughout your network, locating high-value targets for ransomware and other attacks.
Step 4: Steal your data
After exploiting your high-value assets, they leverage trusted SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS solutions to set up backchannels and exfiltrate the data.
To realize the vision of a secure hybrid workplace, you need a modern, scalable, and cloud native zero trust architecture that eliminates the internet attack surface and securely connects users, devices, and workloads to applications.
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Zscaler Platform Functionality - Comprehensive cloud platform to eliminate multiple point products and reduce operational overhead
Securely connects authorized users, devices, and workloads using business policies
Cyberthreat Protection
Holistic approach to securing users, workloads, and devices
- Minimize the attack surface
- AI-powered advanced threat protection
- Deception, isolation, and more
Zero Trust Connectivity
Connect to apps, not networks, to prevent lateral movement (ZTNA)
- Branch/Factory connectivity
- Multicloud connectivity
- Segmentation (users, apps)
Data Protection
Holistic approach to prevent data loss (inline, out-of-band)
- Secure IaaS, PaaS (CNAPP)
- Secure SaaS data (CASB, SSPM)
- Advanced data classification and controls
Digital Experience Management
Identify and resolve performance issues
- End-to-end monitoring (endpoint, network, app)
- UCaaS monitoring (Zoom, Teams, and more)
The Zero Trust exchange runs on the world's largest security cloud, operating from more than 150 data centers globally, delivering comprehensive security with an exceptional user experience.
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
The architecture for accelerating secure digital transformation
The Zero Trust Exchange is a purpose-built cloud native platform founded on least-privileged access and the idea that no user, workload, or device is inherently trustworthy. Instead, the platform grants zero trust access based on identity and context, and then brokers a secure connection between a user, workload, or device and an application—over any network, from anywhere.
Zero Trust Exchange: A better approach for uncompromising security
Perimeter-based security
Zero Trust Exchange
Zero attack surface
Firewall/VPNs publish on the internet and can be exploited
Apps aren’t exposed to the internet—what threat actors can’t see, they can’t attack
Connect users to apps, not the network
App access requires network access, greatly increasing the risk of threats moving laterally
Direct connections between users and apps remove all risk associated with accessing your network
Proxy architecture vs. passthrough
Passthrough architecture has limited controls for preventing malware and data loss
Proxy architecture enables full content inspection, including SSL, with connections brokered based on identity and context
Multitenant architecture
Really just VMs of a single tenant in the cloud
Cloud native and multitenant, powered by the world’s largest security cloud
Perimeter-based security
Firewall/VPNs publish on the internet and can be exploited
Zero Trust Exchange
Apps aren’t exposed to the internet—what threat actors can’t see, they can’t attack
Perimeter-based security
App access requires network access, greatly increasing the risk of threats moving laterally
Zero Trust Exchange
Direct connections between users and apps remove all risk associated with accessing your network
Perimeter-based security
Passthrough architecture has limited controls for preventing malware and data loss
Zero Trust Exchange
Proxy architecture enables full content inspection, including SSL, with connections brokered based on identity and context
Perimeter-based security
Really just VMs of a single tenant in the cloud
Zero Trust Exchange
Cloud native and multitenant, powered by the world’s largest security cloud
Secure your users
Empower your people with fast, secure, and reliable access.
Secure your workloads
Stop sophisticated threats, reduce complexity, and prevent data loss
Secure your IoT and OT
Provide IoT devices with zero trust internet and SaaS connectivity.
NOV Secures Access for 27,000 Employees Across 60 Countries
Baker & Baker Boosts Enterprise Data Security by Nearly 90% with the Zero Trust Exchange
Careem Capitalizes on a Global Talent Pool Using Zscaler to Power True Work-from-Anywhere
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Cache Creek Casino Resort Fast-Tracks Security and Business Modernization with the Zero Trust Exchange
Recognition
Operator of the world’s largest security cloud. Universally recognized as the leader in zero trust.
Market Leader
#1
Gartner 2022 SSE MQ Leader
Technology Innovator
250
Patents issued or pending
Highly Rated
74
Net Promoter Score (Avg SaaS NPS is 30)
Customer-Proven
30%
of the Forbes Global 2000
Exceptional Cyber-protection
7B+
Security incidents and policy violations a day
Largest Security Cloud (150 DCs)
250B+
Daily requests, 15x Google searches
Suggested Resources
White Paper
A brief history of zero trust: Major milestones in rethinking enterprise security
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