ZCast - Secure Hybrid Workforce Transformation Series

Episode 2

Our goal is to provide you with greater insight into the specific challenges of hybrid work, the functionality and application of Zscaler platform services, as well as security events, trends, and industry observations.

Episode 2:

Cloud-gen firewall to fit post-pandemic agile world

As apps shift out of centralized data centers, the model of centralized backhaul becomes problematic — it’s not only expensive, but it adds latency to the user experience. A recent survey commissioned by Zscaler on the effects of Office 365 deployment found that network issues and latency were common. Many organizations upgraded their firewalls prior to deployment, but 69 percent still reported post-deployment latency. Increasing the bandwidth for backhauled traffic didn’t work either. Sixty-nine percent of respondents reported weekly issues and 30 percent reported daily performance problems.

Zscaler Cloud Firewall resolves these challenges in the same way the cloud proxy helps with web-based traffic. It enables fast and secure local internet breakouts for all ports and protocols, without any appliances to upgrade or deploy, all with centralized management.

In this session, you will learn how to get full next-gen firewall capabilities without the cost and complexity of appliances, how to simplify your branch infrastructure and uplift your security portfolio, and how to brings the entire security stack closer to the user to ensure identical protection no matter where they connect.