Zscaler Introduces Innovations in Intelligent Segmentation to Extend Zero Trust to Branches, Factories and Clouds
New Solution Prevents
Lateral Movement from Ransomware Attacks, Cutting Firewall and Infrastructure
Spend in Half
BANGALORE, India – 13th November, 2024 – Zscaler, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ZS), the leader in cloud security, today announced the industry’s
first Zero Trust Segmentation solution to provide a more secure, agile and
cost-effective means to connect users, devices, and workloads across and within
globally distributed branches, factories, campuses, data centers, and public
clouds.
While traditional
networks, including SD-WAN and site-to-site VPN, have extended enterprise
connectivity to branches and clouds, they have also inadvertently accelerated
the spread of ransomware. Although firewalls are used to do segmentation on
networks, they add complexity, increase costs, and fail to provide adequate
security. Zero Trust Segmentation for branch and cloud is an innovative
solution that prevents ransomware attacks, turns branches into simplified
café-like environments and in the process eliminates the need for firewalls,
network access control (NAC), SD-WAN and site-to-site VPNs.
With a Zero Trust
architecture, organizations are no longer required to extend the corporate
network from the data center to distributed locations and public clouds. Each
branch, factory and public cloud becomes a virtual island that communicates
directly with the Zscaler cloud security platform over any broadband
connection. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform then applies business
policies to securely connect users, workloads and devices. As a result, Zscaler
minimizes the attack surface associated with public IPs, prevents ransomware
from spreading between locations, and eliminates firewalls, SD-WAN and the
reliance on Direct Connect and ExpressRoute.
“Traditional network
and security architectures enable the spread of ransomware," said Dhawal Sharma, EVP of Product Management at
Zscaler. "Using firewalls to segment business networks is extremely
complex, turning into a never-ending initiative for many organizations.
Integrating advanced technology from the recent AirGap acquisition, Zscaler
Zero Trust Segmentation now offers the most advanced, robust protection against
ransomware attacks, which can be implemented in days. Additionally, it delivers
up to 50% cost savings by eliminating the need for legacy firewalls and complex
infrastructures.”
Zero Trust Segmentation for Branches and Factories
With the increasing
prevalence of IoT devices and operational technology (OT) systems in today's
branch offices and factories, security leaders are urgently working to protect
their environments from sophisticated attacks. A recent Zscaler ThreatLabz report
revealed that over 50% of OT devices rely on legacy, end-of-life operating
systems with known vulnerabilities, leaving them highly susceptible to attacks.
Zscaler's solution securely segments every device—including legacy OT— within
hours, without north-south firewalls.
“As OT devices are
becoming increasingly common in our environment, ensuring their security is a
top priority,” said Brian Morris, Vice
President, Chief Information Security Officer, Gray Television. “Zscaler
Zero Trust Branch has been nothing short of transformative. It has not only
helped us reduce network costs, but has significantly reduced cyber risk and
helped accelerate M&A integration.”
Zero Trust Segmentation for Data Center and Public Clouds
Relying on firewalls to
secure workload communications in hybrid and multi-cloud environments increases
business risk and complexity. Each internet-facing firewall presents a
discoverable attack surface and can lead to inconsistent cyber threat and data protection,
as each public cloud service provider operates differently. Zscaler Zero Trust
Segmentation standardizes multi-cloud workload security for internet-bound
traffic, communication between clouds and data centers, between Virtual Private
Clouds (VPCs), and between workloads and processes. This scalable approach
eliminates the need for firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, Direct Connect, or
ExpressRoute, simplifying and strengthening security across diverse cloud
environments.
“Cloud is a critical
component of our infrastructure, and we depend on Zscaler’s Zero Trust
architecture to secure our cloud workloads,” said Shanker Ramrakhiani, CISO at IIFL. “Zscaler’s Zero Trust Cloud has
empowered us to enforce consistent security across our data centers and
multiple clouds, simplifying operations and significantly reducing the risk of
lateral threat movement.”
“Indian
enterprises are charging forward in the digital age, yet traditional security
models create obstacles that risk stalling this momentum,” said Ananth Nag, Vice President & Managing
Director, of India & SAARC at Zscaler. “At Zscaler, we’re not just
addressing a vulnerability—we’re redefining what’s possible with cybersecurity.
Our Zero Trust Segmentation is more than an upgrade: it’s a revolutionary shift
away from legacy firewalls and cumbersome infrastructures, providing robust
ransomware defense at a fraction of the cost. By seamlessly safeguarding
branches, factories, and cloud environments, we’re giving businesses the
security and agility to lead, innovate, and thrive without constraints. Zscaler
isn’t just adapting to India’s digital landscape; we’re shaping its secure,
resilient future.”
Zero
Trust Segmentation currently supports AWS and Azure, with GCP support slated
for February 2025.
To learn more about Zero Trust Segmentation, please visit http://zscaler.com/ztsegmentation.
About Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS)
accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient,
resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects
thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting
users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across more than
150 data centers globally, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange™ is the world’s
largest in-line cloud security platform.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management's beliefs
and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. These
forward-looking statements include the expected benefits of the new Zero Trust
Segmentation solution to Zscaler’s customers. These forward-looking statements
are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A significant number of factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release,
including those factors related to our ability to successfully implement and
deploy our Zero Trust Segmentation solution across platforms and we believe
this will result in improved efficiency and cost savings for our customers.
Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in our most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
on September 12, 2024, which is available on our website at ir.zscaler.com and
on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements in this
release are based on the limited information currently available to Zscaler as
of the date hereof, which is subject to change, and Zscaler will not
necessarily update the information, even if new information becomes available
in the future.