Zscaler Inc., and BT today announced an expanded partnership that will position BT as
the first global service provider to offer a full suite of managed security
services based on the Zscaler AI-driven Zero Trust Exchange™ cloud security platform. BT can offer its customers a range of new solutions that will reduce the complexity of IT infrastructures while shrinking their cyber-attack surface, enabling businesses to become more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure.
Tris Morgan, BT’s Managing Director, Security, said: “With digital
innovations constantly changing how businesses operate, the threat landscape
continues to expand. We are delighted to extend our business relationship
and enrich our managed service offering with Zscaler, allowing us to offer
new zero trust cybersecurity solutions for customers and making sure we’ve
got their back as they go through their digital transformation.”
As part of this partnership, Zscaler will also supply BT Group with security
solutions to protect its own operations. This will further enhance BT’s
first-hand experience as they support customers looking to adopt and
implement Zscaler solutions.
“Zscaler is honored to double down on the relationship with BT as a security
service provider. Our partnership is evidence of the BT team’s trust in the
power of Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange cloud security platform,” said Mike
Rich, CRO and President of Global Sales Zscaler. “Zero Trust security will
not only modernize the security infrastructure to better stop large-scale
attacks and diminish the attack surface but also reduce the administrative
burden to accelerate BT customers’ infrastructure and security
transformation initiatives. Zscaler is committed to supporting BT with our
ever-advancing cloud security solutions to encourage the next wave of
innovation driven by AI.”
Also read: Three Key Elements of a Successful Managed Security Services Implementation
Zscaler-powered managed services by BT are designed to support connectivity,
network, and security reorganization initiatives for digital enterprises. It
allows greater business agility, reduced infrastructure complexity, and
protects customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting
users, devices, and applications anywhere.
Solutions include Zscaler for Users powered by the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, including:
* Internet Access: A leading secure web gateway (SWG) that delivers
cloud-native, AI-powered cyber threat protection and zero trust access to
the Internet and SaaS apps.
* Private Access: A cloud-native service that gives users fast and secure
access to private apps and OT devices while enabling zero trust connectivity
for workloads, replacing legacy remote access tools like VPNs and VDI.
* Digital Experience: provides visibility into the complete path between
user and app to pinpoint performance issues. As part of the comprehensive
Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, ZDX enables fast, secure connections from any
location.
The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform analyzes over 400 billion daily
transactions, extracting over 500 trillion signals. It provides visibility,
access control, and data security to enterprise data at scale and uses
AI-powered insights to optimize digital experience, reduce risk, and enable
better business decisions.
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