Cognizant and Zscaler expand partnership to help businesses across industries simplify and transform their security posture with an advanced, AI-powered Zero Trust cloud security platform to address the evolution of cyber threats.
Under this expanded partnership, Cognizant and Zscaler will deliver coordinated solutions and services designed to reduce overall security complexity, maximize security posture, and deliver comprehensive, cost-effective results quickly and at scale.
Effective enterprise cybersecurity relies on ensuring secure access to enterprise services and applications for users, both inside and outside of enterprise networks. Existing complex network security solutions often fail to provide least privilege access, which can lead to increased risk exposure. A platform-centric cloud security solution, such as Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™, powered by Cognizant, a global partner with deep cross-industry knowledge and expertise in security and AI, can help customers effectively address growing security challenges.
The partnership aims to enable global customers to streamline policy enforcement, improve threat detection and proactively isolate security threats through an AI-driven cyber risk quantification offering and supported by the following features:
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Secure Edge Access Service (SASE) – Aims to accelerate Zero Trust security by enabling users, strengthening security at endpoints, improving user experience and optimizing security costs. -
Secure branch – Smart and secure store/branch – Zero Trust network architecture designed for secure, compliant data management and storage with end-to-end visibility and intelligence. -
Secure hybrid cloud – Designed to amplify visibility, reduce threat, and simplify security policy management for hybrid cloud infrastructure.
The cybersecurity market is growing rapidly and Cognizant is committed to investing and expanding its cybersecurity activities to help Global 2000 enterprise customers stay ahead of evolving threats.
Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant
Rising operational costs, skills shortages and evolving cyber threats continue to pose significant challenges for businesses, CEOs and boards. Generative AI adds new dimensions to the scale and complexity of securing modern applications used by a tech-native workforce eager to unlock the value of unclassified and unverified data. Together, Cognizant and Zscaler are committed to delivering cutting-edge, AI-enabled, cost-effective solutions that help customers stay ahead of the threat curve.
Jay Chaudhry, CEO, President and Founder of Zscaler
We are excited to not only welcome Cognizant as a new Zscaler customer, but also to deepen our collaboration to help enterprises accelerate their Zero Trust security initiatives. Legacy perimeter-based security solutions are not designed to deliver true zero trust, which can allow bad actors to infiltrate corporate networks and move laterally undetected while compromising sensitive data. Together, we aim to significantly reduce business risks for our joint customers and provide comprehensive security solutions that meet the needs of the highly mobile workforce and cloud-first enterprises as they continue their business transformation .
