Heavy Networking 509: Zscaler - Enabling Fast, Secure Remote Work For Employees (Sponsored)

Today’s show goes deep on cloud-based security, remote access, and zero trust with sponsor Zscaler. In particular we explore Zscaler Private Access, a cloud-based alternative to traditional IPSec VPNs.

We take a packet walk through Zscaler’s service to understand how it works, dive into how Zscaler handles SSL encryption and decryption, review the security services that Zscaler provides, and more.

Our guest is Lisa Lorenzin, Director, Transformation Strategy at Zscaler.

We discuss:

How Zscaler itself is scaling up to handle increased demand
Getting security & network pros to relinquish appliances in favor of cloud-based services
Making a step-by-step transition to cloud-based security
Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) as an IPSec VPN alternative
How ZPA leverages TLS
Enabling a zero trust environment
A customer case study
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