ZSCALER ’ S BENEFITS OF ZERO TRUST ARCHITECTURE
A zero trust architecture provides the precise , contextual user access you need to run at the speed of modern business while protecting your users and data from malware and other cyberattacks . As the bedrock of ZTNA , an effective zero trust architecture helps you :
• Grant safe , fast access to data and applications for remote workers , including employees and partners , wherever they are , improving the user experience
• Provide reliable remote access as well as manage and enforce security policy more easily and consistently than you can with legacy technology like VPNs
• Protect sensitive data and apps — on-premises or in a cloud environment , in transit or at rest — with tight security controls , including encryption , authentication , health checks , and more
• Stop insider threats by no longer granting default , implicit trust to any user or device inside your network perimeter
• Restrict lateral movement with granular access policies down to the resource level , reducing the likelihood of a breach
• Detect , respond to , and recover from successful breaches more quickly and effectively to mitigate their impact
• Gain deeper visibility into the what , when , how , and where of users ’ and entities ’ activities with detailed monitoring and logging of sessions and actions taken
• Assess your risk in real time with detailed authentication logs , device and resource health checks , user and entity behaviour analytics , and more