How Zscaler Can Help
Zscaler combines the advantages of secure SD-WAN with the power of a truezero trust architecture.
Zscaler Zero Trust SD-WANreplaces traditional branch WAN solutions such as MPLS by bringing zero trust principles to every connectivity need—users, servers, and IoT/OT devices. With its direct-to-cloud architecture, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ eliminates the attack surface and lateral threat movement with a non-routable WAN network.
Zscaler helps you modernize branch and data center connectivity with quicker SaaS and cloud app deployments, local internet breakouts, and no more site-to-site VPNs. With integrated and automated connectivity and security, it reduces complexity and cost and provides a faster, smarter, and more secure alternative to legacy networking technology and security solutions.
Zscaler Zero Trust SD-WAN Use Cases
Enable Direct Internet Access for Branches
On-premises networking and security models become less effective as you migrate apps to the cloud and build cloud native apps. Zero Trust SD-WAN is purpose-built for branch transformation, ushering in a new model where branches communicate securely with any destination, independent of the underlying network.
Replace Site-to-Site VPN
Connecting users directly to private apps by extending your WAN or relying on VPNs will increase your attack surface. Zero Trust SD-WAN hides applications from discovery behind your branches, and the Zero Trust Exchange restricts access to a set of named entities. All entities must pass strict identity, context, and policy checks before they’re allowed access, preventing lateral movement of threats.
Discover and Gain Visibility into Shadow IoT/OT
Your IT team faces blind spots as unsanctioned, undiscoverable devices connect to your branch office networks, increasing your risk around vulnerable devices and broadening your attack surface. Zero Trust SD-WAN identifies and classifies devices to give IT teams deeper visibility into behavior and help define more effective access control policies.
Secure Server and IoT/OT Connectivity with Zero Trust
Your employees, partners, and vendors need to regularly assess certain IoT/OT assets to maximize uptime and avoid disruptions from equipment and process failures. Zero Trust SD-WAN provides fully isolated, clientless remote access to internal remote desktop (RDP) and Secure Shell (SSH) target systems, without any need to install a client on the devices using jump hosts and VPNs.
Support Seamless Mergers and Acquisitions
Merging two separate networks is challenging and time-consuming, with issues like IP overlaps, routing issues, and an enlarged network attack surface. With Zscaler Zero Trust SD-WAN, networks can remain separate, and branch locations in one environment can quickly connect to private applications in another without disruption.
