Zscaler Private Access

Score9.3 out of 10

162 Reviews and Ratings

What is Zscaler Private Access?

Zscaler Private Access™ (ZPA) gives users secure access to private apps and OT devices while enabling zero trust connectivity for workloads.

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Screenshot of how ZPA provides access for all users while minimizing the attack surface, eliminating lateral movement, and stopping zero day threats. A cloud native service, ZPA can be deployed in just hours to replace legacy remote access tools like VPNs and VDIs.

Secure Web Gateways
Provides user protection from malicious web-based attacks while implementing company-approved use policies.
Category average: 9
Admin Access Control
Administrator-defined access control privileges that are assigned based on a user's need to access certain applications or areas of the network.
Category average: 9.1
Multi-Factor Authentication
Using multiple, independent components to gain access
Category average: 9.1

Vulnerability Classification
Prioritizing vulnerabilities, to determine which vulnerabilities are most urgent and require a quicker resolution.
Category average: 8.3
Automated Alerts and Reporting
Systems in place to automatically alert, report, or notify of issues that may need timely remediation.
Category average: 8.1
Threat Intelligence Reporting
Generates reports that display information on threats (such as name, type, frequency of attack, area affected, etc.)
Category average: 8.4

#1 most frequent

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

22.5%

241 installations of 1,072

“Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) is used for securely accessing Internal Application. From both onprem and cloud.”
— Technical Specialist, Softcell Technologies Global Pvt Ltd (501-1000 employees)

#2 most frequent

Manufacturing

17.4%

187 installations of 1,072

“Much more secure than our old Cisco ASA.”
— System Administration, Van Drunen Farms (501-1000 employees)

#3 most frequent

Finance and Insurance

17.1%

183 installations of 1,072

“Reclaim licenses of legacy products.”
— Sr Network Administrator, Northpointe Bank (501-1000 employees)

Adam Salyers

Security Engineer in Information Technology at FlexTG (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Zscaler Private Access as a replacement for traditional VPN. IT has helped make our company more secure

Pros

working from any where
security
ease of use
easy to manage

Cons

log exports would be nice
viewing logs directly from the platform and not being able to export them can be a pain point

Return on Investment

allowed my company to be remote across the USA
Saved money from traditional firewall/VPN appliances.
Lightweight and doesnt bog down endpoints with a heavy agent

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000) and Fortest

Other Software Used

Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, Rapid7 InsightConnect, Automox

John Buxbaum View profile

Senior Security Engineer in Information Technology at UltraViolet Cyber (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Zscaler Private Access is integral to bringing users and private applications together in a secure and safe way. Allowing access to only the applications/servers that the user requires is the best way to maintain productivity while reducing your attack surface in the inevitable case of a breach.

Pros

Zero Trust access to servers
Only the ports required
only the users who really need it for their job function

Cons

It would be great to see end to end connection from App segment through the app group, server group (which you can do) AND the access policy allowed for the app segment.

Return on Investment

There has been no negatives to utilizing the features of Zscaler Private Access

Usability

Emre Kose

network security engineer in Information Technology at Dassault (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have replaced the client VPN access with Zscaler Private Access as part of the ZTNA project. We needed ZTNA (zero trust network access) solution to limit user access to our internal apps. Zscaler Private Access also helped us to control private access based on user groups.

Pros

Easy to control application access based on user groups
It performs better than client VPN solutions.
Zscaler Private Access give company better visibility.

Cons

It would be better to have a built-in performance monitoring rather than purchasing ZDX.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Cisco AnyConnect

Other Software Used

Cisco AnyConnect

Darren McCaulley

Network Admin in Information Technology at WSB LLC (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We started using Zscaler Private Access as a replacement for our traditional VPN (Global Protect) environment. We were looking for a solution that got rid of the wide open access into our network space and wanted it to allow us to do micro-segmentation so that fewer of our applications and data stores were exposed to the local network as a whole. Zscaler Private Access has allowed us to do these tasks with an easy to use deployment and adaptability with our end users.

Pros

micro-segmentation
app security
layer 3 agnostic, takes things to the app layer

Return on Investment

minimal impact to the end user when switching to Zscaler Private Access
improved security through segmentation

Usability

Other Software Used

Zscaler Internet Access, Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)

Jacob Winters

System Administration in Information Technology at Van Drunen Farms (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Zscaler as our primary VPN solution. This addressed our need for a security-focused VPN solution. This has allowed us to have a zero-trust VPN solution. And we love it.

Pros

Zero Trust VPN.
Giving access to applications.
Ease of administration.

Cons

No issues with ZPA.

Return on Investment

Much more secure than our old Cisco ASA.
Easy to use.
Always on.

Usability

Cisco AnyConnect

Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access, duplicate

Ivanti Secure Unified Client

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