How Zscaler Provides an Unrivaled Zero Trust Architecture

Comprehensive data protection

Manually configuring data protection solutions is a laborious process. Admins have to set up data loss prevention (DLP) dictionaries and classification policies with a high degree of precision and regularly update them, as well. Because of this overhead-intensive process, automation is critically important today-effective data protection now requires artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to keep pace with the growing complexity of data flows. As such, a leading zero trust platform, which is supposed to protect data when any entity accesses any IT resource, must leverage AI and ML to automatically find and classify sensitive data across devices, networks, and cloud environments. This comprehensive, automated protection eliminates the time and cost of manual configuration-particularly when admins would otherwise need to duplicate policies across disjointed point products.

As mentioned previously, a zero trust architecture is supposed to secure any-to-any connectivity. This includes securing unmanaged devices (which can be employees' personal endpoints or those of third-party organizations) as they access private and SaaS apps. But installing software agents on these devices is infeasible, and agentless reverse proxies feature limited app catalogs and frequent breakages. So, for optimal productivity and data protection, zero trust platforms need agentless browser isolation , which streams app sessions to unmanaged devices as pixels. This offers a native user experience for any app without allowing sensitive data to reach unmanaged endpoints.

Another key part of securing any entity accessing any IT resource is securing users as they access private applications. Surprisingly, not all zero trust platforms can enforce inline DLP policies in such a scenario. As such, make sure you select a vendor who can protect your data in real time and wherever it goes-even when users are accessing private apps.

Effective zero trust vendors also need to empower customers to manage their data security postures across public cloud environments. In other words, they must offer granular insights into where data is stored, who uses it, how it is used, and the risks of misconfigurations that could expose it to theft. With these insights, organizations can address vulnerabilities before they can lead to data breaches.

When a data protection policy is broken, the subsequent incident management is usually a cumbersome process. Disjointed workflows take time from all involved parties and distract them from more important job duties. In light of this, a leading zero trust platform needs to be able to automate incident management so that organizations can become more efficient and their workers can focus on creating value.

The Zscaler difference

Zscaler Data Protection delivers all of the capabilities necessary to completely and efficiently secure your sensitive information:

• AI-Powered auto data discovery: Leverage AI and ML to automatically find and classify sensitive data across your entire IT ecosystem-without the need to manually configure any dictionaries or classification policies.
• Agentless browser isolation: Secure unmanaged devices accessing any private or SaaS apps, protect data by preventing copying, pasting, printing, and downloading, and ensure a safe, seamless user experience with no agents or reverse proxies.
• Inline data protection for private app access: Enforce real-time data protection policies that can prevent risky file downloads when users access private applications, whether they are hosted in the cloud or on-premises.
• Data security posture management (DSPM) : Gain granular visibility into your data across multi-cloud environments, along with continuous monitoring, assessment, and optimization of the security controls that protect it.
• Workflow automation: Streamline incident management with workflow automation that coaches end users and reduces time requirements for the parties that have to respond when data protection policies are violated.

With Zscaler's all-in-one data protection offering, your organization gains the ability to protect sensitive information wherever it goes, as well as improve productivity through automation and AI.