The cloud security provider Zscaler recently hosted its annual ZenithLive event under the bright Las Vegas lights. The company pioneered the security services edge, where security moves away from on-premises firewalls and VPNs to zero trust delivered via a cloud proxy.
Prior to the pandemic, the company had seen strong growth but saw an acceleration of the business as the proxy architecture proved simpler and more effective than traditional VPNs for a remote workforce. Now that people are returning to the office, I’ve been watching to see if businesses would move back on firewalls and VPNs, but it appears most are staying with the evolved cloud model.
