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Part of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange , ZPA connects users from anywhere directly to applications – without having to place the users on the network – providing fast , easy access while also minimizing the attack surface and eliminating lateral movement .
Mindbody users have faster and easier access to the applications and network resources they need .
“ Users don ’ t have to worry about connection or Internet performance issues present with legacy VPNs ,” remarked Jacobs . “ They just log on and securely access the applications they need .”
Mindbody ’ s IT team also realizes significant operational and productivity gains from reduced overheads .
“ Along with user authentication , knowing the device security configuration state is a cornerstone of zero trust ,” said Jacobs .
Functionally , when a laptop or desktop user connects to a resource , ZPA automatically conducts a posture assessment to ensure that the device ’ s hard disk is encrypted , endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) agent is installed , and firewall software is enabled . ZPA also inspects mobile devices to make sure they are in compliance with corporate mobile security policies .
Furthermore , the implementation supplied the Mindbody security operations team with reporting capabilities and critical information for decision making that were previously unavailable .
“ ZPA deploys five times more quickly than traditional VPN solutions and we no longer have to manage physical devices ,” noted Jacobs . “ Plus , we liked that it provides default least-privilege access and is based on a cloud-native platform .”
“ Using ZPA , we can see exactly which applications our users are connecting to at any given time and have visibility into connection trends , which assists in incident response and improves operational efficiencies ,” said Jacobs .
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With the granular role-based access policies that ZPA supplies , Mindbody now limits application access to only those that each employee needs to do their job . Pre-built integrations within the Zero Trust Exchange also provide seamless connections to other solutions in the company ’ s security environment , such as single sign-on ( SSO ) and multi-factor authentication ( MFA ). In addition , Mindbody gained device posture assessment – a capability it considered critical .
As the company has grown by acquisition , so has the number of configured applications , to more than 700 . By providing secure , easy access to applications and other cloud resources that newly acquired employees need , ZPA helps the operations team fully migrate new companies to Mindbody within a matter of weeks .
“ We recently acquired a company with more than 500 users ,” Jacobs said . “ Using the Zero Trust Exchange
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