Zscaler claims that its solution is faster and easier to deploy than other solutions. Is Zscaler an SWG? How can it protect your cloud-based network?
Is Zscaler an SWG?
Zscaler is a cloud-delivered Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. It protects your network and applications from malware, botnets, viruses, spyware, and other cyber threats. Zscaler can be deployed as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to protect your cloud applications.
Zscaler is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution based on a unique patented architecture. So, it does not require you to change your existing network infrastructure. Zscaler is an example of a Software Defined Wide Area Network.
Because it uses standard Internet protocols and can be deployed on standard off-the-shelf hardware. Also, SWGs can replace expensive proprietary solutions. They can be used in addition to existing solutions to extend or enhance those solutions.
How Does Zscaler Protect Your Cloud-based Network?
Zscaler can protect your cloud-based network in 3 ways:
1. Protect your applications from malware, botnets, viruses, spyware, and other cyber threats.
2. Protecting your data from theft or loss as it travels over the Internet. This is called Data Loss Prevention (DLP).
3. Protecting your network from cyber threats that are launched from inside your network. This is called Network Security.
Zscaler offers three levels of service: the Basic level, the Pro level, and the Enterprise level. The Basic level is free for up to 10 users and includes a limited number of features. Also, the Pro level costs $99 per month for up to 200 users and offers additional features.
The Enterprise level has a custom price that depends on the number of users. So, this includes the type of security solution it replaces and the number of locations that need protection. Zscaler’s customers include high-tech companies, government agencies, and educational institutions.
Zscaler is an SWG that can protect your network and applications from malware, botnets, viruses, spyware, and other cyber threats. So, Zscaler does this by implementing the traditional three-layered security model: Network Security, Application Security, and Data Security. Also, Zscaler implements Network Security using its patented cloud-based architecture.
Zscaler also implements Application Security by applying its patent-pending virtualization technology to each application that is protected. Moreover, Zscaler implements Data Security by encrypting all data before it leaves the customer’s network. Then decrypt it on the remote server.
Zscaler is an SWG because it uses standard Internet protocols and can be deployed on standard off-the-shelf hardware. Also, Zscaler’s customers include high-tech companies, government agencies, and educational institutions.
Application Control Platform
Data security is implemented using Zscaler’s patented virtualization technology. Application Control is implemented using the same technology. Also, Application Control is the process of controlling the applications that are allowed to run on a computer and the data that can be accessed by those applications.
These policies are implemented at the user, group, and computer levels. So, each user can be allowed to run only those applications that can access only the data that each user should be able to access. Zscaler also controls applications that are allowed to run on a computer.
The Zscaler Policy Manager makes it easy for you to create and manage these policies.