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CXOs and Zero Trust: Seven Considerations for Successful Digital Transformation
Zero Trust
9 Min read

CXOs and Zero Trust: Seven Considerations for Successful Digital Transformation

“The most dangerous phrase in the language is: ‘we’ve always done it this way.’” Grace Hopper, Computer Scientist Business has changed dramatically over the last several years. To remain agile and competitive, or...
How to Cut IT Costs with Zscaler Part 3: Increasing Operational Efficiency
Zero Trust Architecture
5 Min read

How to Cut IT Costs with Zscaler Part 3: Increasing Operational Efficiency

In the current economic climate, it is not surprising that the majority of IT leaders are actively looking for ways to shore up their organizations to weather financial downturns, while also strengthening their security ...
How to Cut IT Costs with Zscaler Part 2: Optimizing Technology Costs
Zero Trust Architecture
5 Min read

How to Cut IT Costs with Zscaler Part 2: Optimizing Technology Costs

Fiscal responsibility and cost-effective security have always been a priority for businesses. During times of economic uncertainty, the pressure IT leaders face to tighten budgets, reduce costs, and make every penny matt...
The economic challenges of perimeter security and how to solve them
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

The economic challenges of perimeter security and how to solve them

Driving secure digital transformation is a challenge in the best of times. But when the winds of economic conditions shift, strategic IT leaders face increased obstacles in achieving cost efficiency while maintaining a r...
Two people talking in an office
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Zero Trust is Here to Stay. Is Your Organization Ready?

Zero trust is a concept whose time has come. Organizations are turning to zero trust to secure their organizations and enable the hybrid workplace. Yet, if you listen to all the marketing hype, you’re likely still confus...
Two people looking at a tablet
Zero Trust Architecture
5 Min read

Charting the Path to Zero Trust

Digital transformation is a journey, and much like any adventure, a bit of preparation can go a long way in ensuring a successful outcome. Getting ready for any adventure must include determining where you want to go, th...
A digital lock
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

IDC Analyst Brief: Securely Enabling Modern Business Requires a Zero Trust Architecture

The majority of security architectures in use today were built to protect users who worked in a corporate office, and applications and data that resided in a centralized data center. But the world has changed, and securi...
A hand tending a garden
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Weed Out the Challenges of Network Security by Cultivating Zero Trust

Summer has just begun, the flowers are blooming, and wildlife has all but forgotten the cold and shadows of winter. For many of us, summer represents an opportunity to get out into the sun and take action. It is the time...
People at work in a corporate office
Zero Trust Architecture
4 Min read

Zero Trust by the Numbers: Why Firewalls and VPNs Don’t Make the Cut

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “Change is the only constant in life.” This statement certainly applies to the modern workplace. Your users, data, and applications were once relegated to the corporate office ...
A man using a tablet
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Five Reasons to Leave Firewalls Behind and Adopt Zero Trust

Until recently, everything from data and applications to machines pretty much resided on-premises. Establishing a perimeter with firewalls and trusting everything inside that “zone of trust” met the needs of most busines...
A city skyline in Mainland China
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Simplify Security and Connectivity for Workers in China with Zscaler Solutions

“You cannot mandate productivity; you must provide the tools to let people become their best.” – Steve Jobs One of the tools required in business today is fast and secure access to the internet and SaaS applications t...
A car speeding through a city
Zero Trust Architecture
4 Min read

Climb Into the Driver's Seat: Accelerating Transformation to Zero Trust

Over the last several years, business has been cruising toward digital transformation. But the global pandemic slammed the foot on the accelerator for the majority of businesses around the world. Organizations rapidly sh...
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Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Safeguarding Your Data in 2021 and Beyond

For information on Zscaler Data Protection, check out our new guide. Data protection is defined as the process of safeguarding your important and sensitive information from corruption, compromise, or loss. There was a...
user at home
Hybrid Workforce
3 Min read

Rethinking Security for Today’s Workforce with Zscaler Internet Access

In light of COVID-19, more employees are working remotely than ever before. While work-from-anywhere is beneficial from a health and safety standpoint, it has required IT departments to adapt their infrastructures to be ...
Zscaler and Silver Peak: Helping Organizations Enable a Secure Access Service Edge and Embrace a Cloud-First Future
Zero Trust Architecture
5 Min read

Zscaler and Silver Peak: Helping Organizations Enable a Secure Access Service Edge and Embrace a Cloud-First Future

Please listen to a podcast on WAN and security transformation with experts from Zscaler, Silver Peak, and Cushman & Wakefield. No one knows what the work world will look like once the pandemic restrictions are lif...
With Employees at Home, Is Collaboration Suffering?
Hybrid Workforce
3 Min read

With Employees at Home, Is Collaboration Suffering?

Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other collaboration tools are critical for your growing at-home workforce to stay as productive at home as they are in the office. But all of this traffic suddenly bombarding you...
Network World and Zscaler Survey: Why it’s Time for a New Approach to SD-WAN Security
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Network World and Zscaler Survey: Why it’s Time for a New Approach to SD-WAN Security

SD-WAN has shown that it can deliver a faster user experience, reduced costs, and simplified branch IT. But, despite all of the potential benefits, security remains one of its shortcomings. And, securing branch locations...
The Move to SD-WAN: Why Traditional Security Doesn’t Cut It
Zero Trust Architecture
4 Min read

The Move to SD-WAN: Why Traditional Security Doesn’t Cut It

Is your company one of the thousands considering SD-WAN as part of its digital transformation? As companies across every industry move more of their vital infrastructure to the cloud, they recognize the need to restr...
Four security hurdles with SD-WAN (and how to avoid them)
Zero Trust Architecture
5 Min read

Four security hurdles with SD-WAN (and how to avoid them)

Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) has been reshaping the way enterprises construct their networks for the past few years. SD-WAN allows companies to intelligently route their traffic so that internet-bound traffic can be rou...
Make your SD-WAN deployment a secure SD-WIN!
Zero Trust Architecture
4 Min read

Make your SD-WAN deployment a secure SD-WIN!

Are you considering an SD-WAN deployment in your organization? You are far from alone. According to research from IDG Connect and Silver Peak, 92% percent of enterprises surveyed have either deployed SD-WAN or are con...
What you need to know about SD-WAN security.
Zero Trust Architecture
4 Min read

What you need to know about SD-WAN security.

As enterprises embrace digital transformation, they must find a new way to manage networking and security. Many are turning to SD-WAN to reduce MPLS costs, simplify branch IT, increase agility, and deliver an improved us...
SD-WAN security for a modern, global network
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

SD-WAN security for a modern, global network

The prospect of moving an entire global network to the cloud has caused many a sleepless night for even the most experienced IT executive, especially with the added worry of security hanging over the entire project. W...
Moving to the cloud? Don’t forget the keys!
Zero Trust Architecture
2 Min read

Moving to the cloud? Don’t forget the keys!

Cloud applications were designed to provide a seamless user experience and greater productivity while making businesses more flexible and agile. No wonder Forbes predicts that 80 percent of workloads will be in the cloud...
Once upon a network dreary – the branch firewall’s tale of doom
Zero Trust Architecture
4 Min read

Once upon a network dreary – the branch firewall’s tale of doom

As Halloween approaches, I can’t help but let my mind wander to the macabre­. I imagine dense fog blanketing a cemetery. I see crumbling tombstones, dank mausoleums, and a spooky boneyard of rusted-out firewalls…lifeless...
Elastic scalability matters…because you can’t predict the future
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Elastic scalability matters…because you can’t predict the future

The last installment in our series on the five critical elements of branch transformation is elastic scalability. In a cloud context, scalability allows your business to be nimble because cloud infrastructure and apps au...
See Clearly, Decide Wisely with Visibility and Management
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

See Clearly, Decide Wisely with Visibility and Management

Every security leader wants to know precisely what risks are at play in order to control them. To make wise decisions and manage security effectively, you must have unfettered visibility — to instantly see the big pictur...
Enforcing security policy everywhere with a global cloud
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Enforcing security policy everywhere with a global cloud

Among the five critical elements of cloud security is a global cloud. A global security cloud has an architecture that’s purpose-built to enforce policies equally on all cloud traffic at all locations and for all users. ...
Proxy-based security: a pillar of the cloud-first architecture
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Proxy-based security: a pillar of the cloud-first architecture

The term “proxy” means “in place of.” A typical example is political, such as public official who represents or carries out the wishes of electors. A proxy can also convey information for an organization, such as a media...
Why branch transformation starts with comprehensive cloud security
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Why branch transformation starts with comprehensive cloud security

A transformation is, by definition, a major change. Incremental steps, like adding the latest appliance to the stack or moving certain capabilities to VMs, can no longer meet your organization’s needs in a cloud-first wo...
Protecting your SD-WAN internet breakouts with cloud-based security
Zero Trust Architecture
3 Min read

Protecting your SD-WAN internet breakouts with cloud-based security

The transformation of IT with the rapid migration of apps and services to the cloud has changed the usual ways of connecting, computing, and doing business. Many large enterprises are now turning to the software-defined ...
Pitfalls to avoid while transforming branch office connectivity
Zero Trust Architecture
2 Min read

Pitfalls to avoid while transforming branch office connectivity

Does this scenario sound familiar? The board of directors has declared a cloud-first strategy. You like what you hear about direct-to-cloud as being the right way to access apps like Office 365. And you certainly like th...
Transforming branch office connectivity and security
Zero Trust Architecture
4 Min read

Transforming branch office connectivity and security

If your company leaders have made the decision to adopt a cloud-first strategy, the first thing you should do is applaud them. They’re taking a major step forward, embracing a future that promises better productivity, ag...
You no longer need to be the “Department of No”
Zero Trust Architecture
2 Min read

You no longer need to be the “Department of No”

The modern enterprise will have network spikes, planned or not, that put strain on network resources. It could be the Olympics or March Madness, a sudden demand for a hot product, or a planned employee webcast. The point...
You Can’t Move Legacy to The Cloud
Expert Insights
2 Min read

You Can’t Move Legacy to The Cloud

Right now, according to RightScale, 79 percent of workloads are running in the cloud.1 Your people left their desks long ago. And, no matter where they happen to be working, they seem to expect everything to operate as s...

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