Reporting from Zenith Live 2025: Next-Level Endpoint Security for Healthcare IT

This report from Zenith Live 2025 highlights Zscaler’s latest endpoint security innovations, which redefine how public, private and defense healthcare providers protect users, devices, and data—whether in hospitals, remote clinics, or on the move. 

As cyber threats continue to escalate across the healthcare industry, maintaining airtight endpoint security has become increasingly critical—not only to safeguard sensitive patient information but also to ensure uninterrupted care delivery and system uptime. Zscaler’s newly unveiled capabilities promise to empower healthcare organizations with smarter, faster, and more adaptive tools to combat modern security challenges head-on.

What’s New in Endpoint Context for Policy Enforcement

Healthcare IT teams often juggle complex, ever-changing security policies that need to balance protection with clinician productivity. Enter Endpoint Context for Policy Enforcement, a brand-new capability that adds a much-needed layer of precision to Zero Trust Exchange (ZTE) policies.

With this update, healthcare organizations can now incorporate endpoint-specific data like application names, tags, and risk levels directly into security functions such as Firewall and SSL Inspection. This means you can fine-tune policies based on the actual context of each endpoint, whether it’s a nurse’s workstation, a radiology terminal, or a physician’s tablet. This can be based on Application Risk Level, Tags, or just the application in general. This could enforce blocking the internet for those types of applications such as Powershell trying to get out to the internet.

The result? Simplified yet highly precise policy enforcement that adapts in real time, reducing unnecessary blocks while strengthening protection where it matters most. For healthcare providers, this is a smarter way to secure devices and data without creating new bottlenecks or frustrations for frontline staff.

What’s New in Endpoint Sandbox

In a healthcare setting, not all threats arrive via the internet. Files can reach endpoints through USB drives, external hard disks, or even network shares often bypassing traditional cloud-based security solutions. That’s where Endpoint Sandbox steps in.

This new capability allows healthcare IT teams to perform offline analysis of files directly on endpoints, detecting zero-day threats and advanced malware that might otherwise slip through the cracks. Whether it’s a rogue USB plugged into a nurse’s workstation or an infected document shared from a colleague’s folder, Endpoint Sandbox adds a critical layer of protection.

It’s designed to complement Zscaler’s existing cloud-based security, filling the gaps left by traditional network or perimeter defenses. For healthcare organizations handling sensitive patient data and mission-critical systems, this means stronger, more comprehensive endpoint protection with minimal disruption to daily workflows.

Why These New Features Matter for Healthcare

Zscaler's latest endpoint security capabilities are more than technical upgrades—they serve as strategic tools for healthcare providers by enabling the ability to:

• Enforce granular, context-aware security policies that align with user roles and device risk levels
   
• Protect against advanced threats introduced through USBs, external drives, or file shares common vectors in healthcare settings
   
• Simplify endpoint security management, reducing the need for manual oversight or complex configurations
   
• Strengthen compliance posture and enhance cyber resilience in an environment where data breaches and ransomware threats are increasing

Closing

Securing endpoints is essential for safeguarding patient data, ensuring system uptime, and delivering quality care in healthcare settings. With these advancements, Zscaler empowers healthcare organizations to protect users and devices seamlessly—wherever they connect.

Stay tuned for additional updates from Zenith Live 2025, where I’ll continue exploring Zscaler’s transformative innovations shaping the future of healthcare IT.