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OPSEC Partners

Zscaler

Check Point

Certified For Use With: Check Point NGX and Security Gateway

Product Description: With an external network of security services layering your defenses has never been easier. Zscaler provides URL, AV and DLP among other advanced security services all with real time reporting and all in the cloud.

Company Description: Zscaler services enable any end user, from any place, using any device a rich Internet experience while enforcing security and business policy. We deliver this service using our Global Cloud Infrastructure. Rather than buying appliances, we have a new on-demand business model, whereby customers pay a subscription fee. Our cloud service is built upon ground-breaking, high-performance technology that eliminates latency. Zscaler reduces risk, lowers cost, improves resource utilization and simplifies IT administration.

Key Features and Benefits

Zscaler has several key features:

  • URL filtering with dynamic classification
  • Anti Virus/Spyware through signatures and heuristics
  • Browser type enforcement ensuring which type plugin and versions are being used
  • Advanced Security for phishing, bot nets, XSS attacks and malicious active X control blocking
  • Web 2.0 controls allowing fine grain control over post requests
  • Bandwidth control for web based applications like Salesforce.com and Webex
  • Compliance for web based traffic. Real time Credit card check sums, dictionaries and artificial intelligence engines for source code, medical records and financial statements.

Zscaler provides many benefits are a result of these features as well as a being delivered as a service.

  • External layer of filtering means dropping unwanted content before paying for its transport to you
  • No additional hardware or software needed for policy enforcement and reporting
  • Real Time reporting down to the log level on all traffic request allowed and blocked
  • Security from Web 2.0 threats and leaks
  • Instant scalability

OPSEC Integration

Integration is done through port mapping to the Zscaler service. A single rule change in the destination port in the Check Point configuration allows web traffic to be forwarded to the service. With that rule in place integration is complete. No API’s or other integration techniques needed.

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