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Dan Perkins

Principal Product Manager
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Zscaler Cloud Platform
4 Min read

How Identity-Based Zero Trust Can Prevent a Python Backdoor Attack

Scripting attacks are emerging as a primary vector for cybercriminals. In fact, in the U.S., scripting attacks have become almost as common as malware, and, in EMEA, scripting accounts for by far the majority of cyberatt...
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Zscaler Cloud Platform
4 Min read

Rightsizing Your Zero Trust Microsegmentation Plan

In recent months, we’ve talked a lot about segmentation and microsegmentation (see list of some posts below) and why segmentation is necessary to prevent data and application compromise. In this post, we’ll explore how z...
perimeter security doesn't work for the cloud
Zscaler Cloud Platform
3 Min read

Why Perimeter Security Doesn't Work for the Cloud

For the past 40 years or so, and more recently with the use of next-gen firewalls and secure web gateways, there has always been an outwards vantage point for security. The reactive processes and technologies have revolv...
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Zscaler Cloud Platform
5 Min read

How to Describe the Goals of Microsegmentation

Network segmentation has been a recommended network security practice for many years. The concept of segmenting a network into small chunks grew from the need to provide processing speed and power, uptime, and availabili...
attack surface
Zscaler Cloud Platform
5 Min read

Three Paths for Reducing the Network Attack Surface

With each passing year, companies’ networks grow. Increasing amounts of data, expanded business partnerships, and the introduction of new technology to replace outdated methods of conducting business all contribute to th...
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Ransomware
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Combating Ransomware with Zero Trust

The scourge of ransomware attacks continues to plague nearly every public-sector institution and private organization. No one is immune. In 2019, there were more than 140 ransomware attacks against governmental and healt...

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