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Zscaler

United States

Zscaler is a NASDAQ-listed cloud security company (San Jose, California) whose Zero Trust Exchange platform connects users, devices and applications without traditional network-perimeter integration. In M&A and divestitures, this zero-trust approach lets acquirers grant secure application access across merged entities without joining networks, accelerating Day-1 readiness, reducing the risk of 'buying a breach' and simplifying IT carve-outs.

Key features

  • Zero Trust Exchange cloud security platform
  • Secure application access without network merging
  • Accelerated Day-1 user access in M&A and divestitures
  • Risk profiling of acquired IT environments
  • Cloud, remote-access and multi-device support
  • Parallel (rather than sequential) IT integration workstreams
  • Threat and data protection during transition

AI capabilities

Zscaler applies AI/ML across its Zero Trust Exchange for threat detection, phishing and command-and-control prevention, data classification and risk quantification.

Integrations

Okta (joint M&A/divestiture solution), Microsoft, CrowdStrike, AWS, Microsoft Azure

What Makes Zscaler Different

Key differentiators highlighted by the vendor.

  1. Day-1 access without network integration
  2. Reduces 'buying a breach' cyber risk in deals
  3. Runs integration workstreams in parallel, not sequentially

Key facts

Year founded
2007
Pricing
Priced per user, per app and per capability (ZIA, ZPA, etc.), with enterprise contracts negotiated by sales.
Deal stage
Integration / Diligence
Target market
Corporate M&A · Private Equity

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