Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) Administrator

Introduction

Welcome to Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) Administrator Introduction! This module

aims to outline the structure of the ZIA Administrator course and help you build the
foundation of your ZIA knowledge. ZIA is a part of the comprehensive Zscaler Zero
Trust Exchange platform, which enables fast, secure connections and allows your
employees to work from anywhere using the internet as the corporate network.
By gaining an understanding of what ZIA is, how it relates to the Zero Trust
Exchange, what features it has, and the key use cases and bene ts it delivers, you will
be prepared to succeed in your transformation journey with ZIA.
COUR SE OVER VIEW

Introduction

Learning Objectives

EXPECTATION S

Course Duration
 Expectations

Certi cation Requirements

IN TR ODUCTION TO ZIA

ZIA: Overview

Role of ZIA

ZIA: B EN EFITS AN D USE CASES

Bene ts of ZIA

Use Cases of ZIA

SUMMAR Y

Recap
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Introduction

The ZIA Administrator course is split into 11

modules to help you gain in-depth knowledge of
the features of ZIA. Through this module, you will
gain an understanding of ZIA, the role of ZIA and
the Zero Trust Exchange, and the use cases and
bene ts of ZIA.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be

able to:

1 Understand the process of becoming a certi ed ZIA Admin

2 Describe ZIA and its role in securing your workforce

3 Explain various ZIA features and their bene ts

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Course Duration

How long will it take you to complete the course?

You will need eight hours to complete this course. However, for ease of
learning, the course is divided into 11 modules followed by an exam. You can
take the modules individually or in a sequence.

Every module is set up in the form of scrollable web pages. In each module,
the rst section introduces you to the concepts discussed in the module.

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Expectations

What can you expect from the course?

The ZIA Administrator course is split into 11 modules covering a variety of

features such as Cloud Firewall, Cloud Sandbox, Cloud DLP, and threat
protection policies. This content will include demo videos, knowledge checks,
and interactive simulations or practice activities that are designed to prepare
you for a cumulative ZIA Administrator Certi cation Exam.

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Certi cation Requirements

How can you get certi ed?

While optional, completing all 11 modules of this learning journey will prepare
you for the ZIA Administrator Certi cation Exam. You must pass the exam
with a 75% or higher score to become certi ed.

The table below displays the details of the exam:

Name ZIA Administrator Certi cation Exam

Number of 50
Questions

Duration 1.5 hours

Passing Score 75%
Cost $300/1 EDU Credit
Retake Policy Each exam includes 3 attempts. After 3 attempts, it
 will cost an additional $300/1 EDU Credit to retake
the exam.
Zscaler Certi cations are valid for three years.
Recerti cation When expired, you will be directed to the
recerti cation exam in Zscaler Academy.

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ZIA: Overview

What is ZIA?

ZIA is a cloud-native security service edge (SSE) solution. O ered as a scalable

software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform from the world’s largest security cloud,
it replaces legacy network security solutions to stop advanced attacks and
prevent data loss with a comprehensive zero trust approach.
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Role of ZIA

What does ZIA do?

ZIA provides a full security stack to protect your end users and road warriors
from internet-based threats.

Select play to watch the video below to understand how ZIA o ers internet
and web security.
Select here for a transcript of the video –
This is your business. You need to keep your data safe and your users happy.
In the past, the focus was on your network where your applications lived. So,
you used a hub-and-spoke architecture to connect your users to your
applications. Your datacenter was the center of gravity and all tra c owed
there. As internet tra c increased, you created an outbound gateway to
establish a perimeter to protect your network, and as threat complexity
increased, you invested in more appliances to keep your network safe. But all
those appliances are costly and backhauling your tra c makes the user
experience terrible. And in a cloud- rst world, are you any safer? Your
applications have moved to the cloud and your users are mobile. So, user
connections are now following the path of least resistance. The internet is the
new corporate network, and the cloud is the new center of gravity. Your
security perimeter has evaporated, and your network protection model is
broken.
So now, you're here, learning how Zscaler can replace your appliances with a
cloud platform that transforms your approach to security. You see, inside our
cloud platform, we've built a complete security stack as a service. It's called
Zscaler Internet Access and it provides full inline content inspection, even hard
to inspect SSL tra c. Because our purpose-built cloud always places security
close to the user, you get a fast, secure experience regardless of location.
More importantly, users get identical protection no matter where they
connect from. So, when you're faced with the challenge of your CEO and
executives hitting the road, that same airtight security follows them to keep
their data safe and connections lightning fast. And when we nd a threat
anywhere, we block it everywhere within seconds. We call all this the cloud
e ect, and it makes you safer than appliances.
In short, Zscaler is a complete security stack as a service that goes
everywhere your users go—all without the cost, complexity, and
performance concerns you get with appliances. To keep your business safe in
today's cloud- rst world, all you need to do is point your internet-bound
tra c to Zscaler and we'll do the rest. We will make sure nothing bad comes
in and nothing good leaves. It's that simple. Whether you want to uplevel
your security or break free from appliances altogether, Zscaler can transform
the way you protect users. Learn more at Zscaler.com.

In this video, you learned:

In the past, the focus of businesses was on their network where the
applications lived. They used the hub-and-spoke architecture to
connect their users with their applications. With datacenter as the
center of gravity, all their tra c owed there.
As internet tra c increased, organizations created an outbound
gateway to protect their network and as threat complexity increased,
 they invested in more appliances to work safe. However, all these
appliances are costly and backhauling tra c makes the user
experience terrible.
Zscaler replaces appliances with a cloud platform to transform your
organization’s approach to security.
ZIA, built as a complete security stack as a service, provides full
inline content inspection (including hard to inspect SSL tra c).
With ZIA, users get a fast, secure experience regardless of location
and identical protection no matter where they connect from. ZIA
blocks threats in seconds, making it safer than appliances.
Zscaler removes the cost, complexity, and performance concerns
that organization get with appliances, and transforms the way
organization protect their users.

Select play to watch the video below to learn what ZIA does.
Select here for a transcript of the video –
ZIA, o ered as a SaaS platform, replaces legacy network security solutions
with a comprehensive zero trust approach.
ZIA provides AI-powered protection from ransomware, zero-day malware,
and advanced attacks based on threat intelligence, thereby allowing your
users to work from anywhere using the internet as the corporate network. Its
direct-to-cloud architecture improves your organization's performance and
user experience and simpli es its network administration.
An organization can forward its tra c to any ZIA Public Service Edge in the
world or use the advanced geo-IP resolution capability of Zscaler to direct its
users' tra c to the nearest ZIA Public Service Edge. When a user moves to a
di erent location, the policy follows the user, with the ZIA Public Service Edge
downloading the appropriate policy.
In this way, you can secure your workforce with ZIA.

In this video, you learned:

ZIA provides AI-powered protection from ransomware, zero-day
malware, and advanced attacks, allowing your users to work from
anywhere.
ZIA enhances your organization’s performance, improves user
experience, and simpli es network administration.
ZIA enables your users to work securely from anywhere, anytime.

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Bene ts of ZIA

What are the bene ts of using ZIA?

Select each tab below to discover the bene ts of ZIA:

Connectivity –

Provides fast, secure access to the internet

Helps users access the internet from o ce or remote locations

Security –

Secures internet access regardless of the user’s location

Provides granular access control over user tra c
Provides greater visibility into user activity
 Applies advanced security policies without compromising network
performance

Value –

Reduces bandwidth use

Minimizes security risks and operation costs
Simpli es IT infrastructure management

Simplicity –

Eliminates the need for network segmentation

Manages and deploys connectivity without the need for VPNs or complex
rewall rules
Eliminates the need for multiple devices as ZIA is built on the zero-trust
architecture, unlike legacy rewalls and VPNs

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Use Cases of ZIA

Select each tab below to learn about the use cases of ZIA:

It empowers employees, partners,

customers, and suppliers to
securely access web applications
and cloud services from anywhere,
on any device and ensure a great
digital experience.

The world’s most

comprehensive cyberthreat
protection solution minimizes
the attack surface, stops
compromise, eliminates lateral
movement, and prevents data
loss.
It stops data loss from users,
SaaS apps, and public cloud
infrastructure from accidental
exposure, theft, or double-
extortion ransomware.

It replaces costly, complex

networks with fast, secure,
direct-to-cloud access that
removes the need for edge
and branch rewalls.
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Recap

In Summary
This module has helped you identify the structure of the ZIA Administrator course.

You now have a better understanding of ZIA features and their bene ts, and the key use cases. You
are also familiarized with the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform, which enables fast, secure
connections and allows your employees to work from anywhere using the internet as the corporate
network.

From this module, you should now be

able to:
1 Understand the process of becoming a certi ed ZIA Admin

2 Describe ZIA and its role in securing your workforce

3 Explain various ZIA features and their bene ts

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Thank You!