Airtel and Zscaler's Partnership Enhances Cybersecurity for Businesses Across India
Airtel Business-the B2B division of Bharti Airtel by partnering with Zscaler leader in cloud security has introduced 'Airtel Secure Digital Internet'. This innovative solution is India's first fully managed offering that comes based on Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) which is safeguarding enterprises against all ranges of cyber threats.
A 'Airtel Secure Digital Internet' solution thus combines Airtel's connectivity through Internet Leased Line with cloud security and Security Service Edge by Zscaler. It provides a few extra advanced features like comprehensive threat protection, SSL inspection, cloud firewall, and secure access to cloud applications. Predicated on the principle of 'never trust, always verify', this service will help businesses overcome today's complexity in an effective and scalable cost structure.
We are extremely thrilled to launch the 'Airtel Secure Digital Internet', as a comprehensive solution for enterprise network protection. This state-of-the-art service will ensure rigid verification, authentications, and authorizations for every single internet interaction, thus casting a strong security layer against emergent cyber threats," said Sharat Sinha, CEO of Airtel Business. "Together with Zscaler, we look forward to providing a seamless and secured experience for Indian businesses".
Added Anant Nag, Area Vice President for India & SAARC at Zscaler, "Extending our partnership with Airtel Business will help us work towards the growing cybersecurity needs of our customers. With companies increasingly adopting zero trust solutions, this alliance responds to the marketplace demand and helps facilitate their cloud security transformations".
India is undergoing rapid technological progress, which has attracted cybercriminals also. Indian enterprises experienced over 79 million phishing attempts and more than 5 billion encrypted attacks during the past year, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz. It is one of the most targeted countries in the world. Amidst this growing multi-vendor security environment and budget and skill shortages, the 'Airtel Secure Digital Internet' zero trust framework helps in minimizing attack surfaces and streamlines security management through centralized policy enforcement.
Apart from this, Airtel has enhanced the general performance of its networks and reduced latency with the deployment of the advanced security stack of Zscaler in its Internet PoPs. Considering that it's already a MSSP partner of Zscaler, Airtel is perfectly poised to assist deliver complete managed services across the entire lifecycle of security-from deployment to support end.
'Airtel Secure Digital Internet' provides seamless, secure connectivity across all India locations for enterprise users. SSE Zscaler can also be purchased directly or through Airtel's managed services, which can be customized to individual needs.
