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ZSCALER AND BT ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN BT ’ S MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES

Zscaler and BT have announced an expanded partnership that will position BT as the first global service provider to offer a full suite of managed security services based on the Zscaler AI-driven Zero Trust Exchange cloud security platform .

BT can offer its customers a range of new solutions that will reduce the complexity of IT infrastructures while shrinking their cyberattack surface , enabling businesses to become more agile , efficient , resilient and secure .
Tris Morgan , BT ’ s Managing Director , Security , said : “ With digital innovations constantly changing how businesses operate , the threat landscape continues to expand . We are delighted to extend our business relationship and enrich our managed service offering with Zscaler , allowing us to offer new zero trust cybersecurity solutions for customers and making sure we ’ ve got their back as they go through their Digital Transformation .”
As part of this partnership , Zscaler will also supply BT Group with security solutions to protect its own operations . This will further enhance BT ’ s firsthand experience as they support customers looking to adopt and implement Zscaler solutions .
“ Zscaler is honoured to double down on the relationship with BT as a security service provider . Our partnership is evidence of the BT team ’ s trust in the power of Zscaler ’ s Zero Trust Exchange cloud security platform ,” said Mike Rich , CRO and President of Global Sales Zscaler .
“ Zero Trust security will not only modernise the security infrastructure to better stop large-scale attacks and diminish the attack surface but also reduce the administrative burden to accelerate BT customers ’ infrastructure and security transformation initiatives . Zscaler is committed to supporting BT with our ever-advancing cloud security solutions to encourage the next wave of innovation driven by AI .”
Zscaler-powered managed services by BT are designed to support connectivity , network and security reorganisation initiatives for digital enterprises . It allows greater business agility , reduced infrastructure complexity , and protects customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users , devices and applications anywhere .
The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform analyses over 400 billion daily transactions , extracting over 500 trillion signals . It provides visibility , access control , and data security to enterprise data at scale and uses AIpowered insights to optimise digital experience , reduce risk and enable better business decisions . �
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