The Challenge
Complex, costly and insecure network access issues
- Expensive to deploy (appliance costs) and complex to manage (operations costs).
- App access requires a user to be on the network – broad attack surface (security).
- Backhaul over internal network adds to the latency and results in poor user experience.
- Network flap requires re-login to VPN. User must remember to start VPN and must select a VPN gateway. Complex ACLs/NAC (security issues) to manage access.
- Internal apps or VPNs are exposed to the Internet – a DDoS target (security).
- Private applications hosted in DC and/or cloud which need to be accessed by corporate users and partners.
- High number of users accessing from remote locations. Movement of applications to public cloud resulted in remote users first accessing the DC via VPN and then routed to cloud.
![Challenge](/sites/default/files/images/case-study/delivering-secure-software/the-challenge.webp)
The Objective
To simply the network and make it more secure
- To make the internet available as a secure network without the need for a traditional VPN and the corporate network should not be extended to remote users
- To make internal applications invisible and not exposed to the internet where micro-segmented access from user to application is provided
- To provide simplified management with real time visibility with no CAPEX involved
![Delivering Secure, Software Defined Remote Access Delivering Secure, Software Defined Remote Access](https://www.hcltech.com/sites/default/files/case-study/images/2024-05/delivering-secure-software-defined-remote-access_the-objective.webp)
The Solution
Enhanced security and user experience with Zscaler Private Access
- Recommended the clients to have a remote-access solution that utilizes a zero-trust strategy, where only authorized users are given access to the applications and not to the complete network.
- Provided by a software-defined solution, powered by Zscaler Private Access.
- Improved user experience. Same solution irrespective of where the apps are hosted.
- Provided real-time monitoring and incident response for threats.
![Solution](/sites/default/files/images/case-study/delivering-secure-software/the-solution.webp)
The Impact
Reduction in visibility along with significant cost reduction
- Users receive better experience accessing applications even in hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Remote user experience improved by 70%
- Real-time visibility with 24*7 managed services powered through HCLTech CSFCs (Cybersecurity Fusion Centers)
- Reduction in the threats posed by remote access vulnerabilities
- Magnitude savings in total cost of ownership versus traditional on-premise point products
- Cost of hardware installation and management reduced by 55%
![Impact](/sites/default/files/images/case-study/delivering-secure-software/the-impact.webp)