Zscaler Unveils AI Innovations to Power the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Data Protection Platform
New Data Security Posture Management
(DSPM), Inline email protection and Gen-AI security advancements safeguard
data-in-motion and data-at-rest across all exfiltration channels
BENGALURU,
India – May 16, 2024 – Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the leader in cloud
security, announced multiple innovations to its AI Data Protection Platform that leverage the
world’s largest security cloud and the power of AI. These innovations make
Zscaler’s AI Data Protection platform the industry’s most comprehensive data
protection solution. We protect:
·
Structured
and unstructured data in-motion, at-rest, and in-use
·
Data
across all inline channels including Web, SaaS, Email, BYOD, and private
applications in both data centers and public cloud
· Data in SaaS, IaaS/PaaS environments, endpoints, and on-premises network shares
Data protection is a top priority for all organizations that must protect intellectual property and customers’ data from malicious insiders, accidental data loss, and bad actors. The problem is compounded with the expanding threat of new shadow AI, ransomware, and increased cloud usage. According to the 2024 ThreatLabz AI Report, enterprise AI/ML transactions grew by nearly 600% from April 2023 to January 2024, despite mounting security risks.
"There is an
immediate and critical need for a consolidated approach to data protection that
can secure all types of data, in all locations, while streamlining security
operations," said Moinul Khan, Vice President and General Manager, Data
Protection, Zscaler. “Great data protection starts with complete
visibility. Point products create complexity and security gaps, and do not
provide a full 360 degree view of your enterprise data. With today’s launch of
the Zscaler AI Data Protection Platform, we are continuing our commitment to
help customers see all their data and scale security protection to prevent
leaks. By enabling data security across structured and unstructured data and
all channels with our comprehensive data protection platform, organizations can
replace multiple legacy point products to reduce cost and complexity."
Zscaler
analyzes and harnesses knowledge from over 500 trillion data points daily
across users, devices, networks, and applications. The power of AI and
automation increases visibility to sensitive data everywhere, provides
insightful context, and delivers closed-loop workflow automation. The latest enhancements to Zscaler’s AI Data Protection
Platform include the following:
- Natively integrated Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), engineered as a central part of Zscaler’s data protection platform that discovers, classifies, and protects sensitive data in public clouds such as AWS and Microsoft Azure.
- Context-rich GenAI App Security with user and risk correlation providing insights to risky prompts, AI app usage, and granular policy controls.
- New, real-time Email DLP for securing sensitive data across corporate email including Microsoft 365 and Google Gmail - one of the most problematic insider threat vectors.
- Additional platform enhancements including:
- o Consolidated Unified SaaS Security, which integrates traditionally stand-alone technologies such as, SSPM, SaaS Supply Chain Security, Out-of-Band API CASB Security and analysis of deep user activities, to deliver a highly accurate correlation engine. This engine provides powerful, actionable insights for SaaS data, enabling proactive risk management and mitigation.
- o Expanded AI Auto Data Discovery to encompass all data-at-rest locations, including Endpoint, SaaS, and Public Cloud Infrastructure. This expansion streamlines legacy data protection programs by reducing complexity and enhancing efficiency.
“Organizations are looking for more ways
to extract value from the data that exists across their ecosystem, while
keeping sensitive and confidential information protected. The combination of
data discovery, classification and mapping provides essential context for
confident enforcement of security controls while still optimizing business
processes,” said Jennifer Glenn, Research Director, Security & Trust,
IDC. “Data security solutions, such as Zscaler’s AI Data Protection
Platform, can help identify and fix data security issues, while also reducing
the cost and complexity of deploying multiple classification engines and other
point products.”
"Today’s enterprises
are tasked with managing data across more platforms than ever before including
devices, clouds, applications and servers. Protecting and securing this data
from loss and the exponential rise in threats like ransomware is a monumental
task made even more challenging when teams have limited visibility into data at
rest and in motion,” said Elad Horn, GVP, Product, Cohesity. “Together,
Cohesity and Zscaler are helping these organizations bolster their data
security and posture, offering deep visibility into sensitive data while empowering
them to better defend their data from threats and speed their time to recovery
from incidents.”
“With over 820 million active internet
users and more than 100 billion UPI transactions annually since the launch of
Open Network for Digital Commerce, we will undoubtedly continue to see an
exponential rise in data being generated in India – opening up a plethora of
opportunities for local enterprises to scale and innovate. It comes as no
surprise that the Indian government has been doubling down on cybersecurity
policies, such as the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, to ensure
that user data is not being misused or mishandled,” said Ananth Nag, Area
Vice President, India at Zscaler. “We are excited to announce this
expansion of our data protection solutions that is well poised to help local
enterprises innovate while having the peace of mind that their solutions meet
the requirements being set forth in such cybersecurity policies.”
To read more on how
Zscaler is continuing to innovate and lead the industry in data protection,
visit this blog.
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connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across
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