Zscaler client? (2023)

What does the Zscaler client do?

Zscaler Client Connector automatically determines if a user is looking to access the web, a SaaS app, or an internal app, and then routes traffic to the appropriate Zscaler service. Users can access business-critical applications from any device, without pausing to think about what access method is required.

Not directly. ZScaler is primarily used for security purposes, such as filtering, blocking, and whitelisting traffic that endpoints are allowed to access. They have other products, but web traffic monitoring is it's predominant use.

Zscaler Private Access: A VPN alternative that delivers a zero trust model. Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) is a cloud-delivered, zero trust network access (ZTNA) service that provides secure access to all private applications, without the need for a remote access VPN.

You can disable Zscaler on a per-site basis. Next to the ZEN, click On or Off.

Zscaler Client Connector is an application installed on your device to ensure that your internet traffic and access to your organization's internal apps are secure and in compliance with your organization's policies, even when you're off your corporate network.

Unlike VPNs, which require users to connect to your network to access your enterprise applications, ZPA allows you to give users policy-based secure access only to the internal apps they need to get their work done. With ZPA, application access does not require network access.

To monitor your home computer or a personal laptop, your employer has to obtain access. Access is required to install some kind of computer monitoring software. Remote desktop sessions do not grant any access without permission. Also your employer is not allowed to monitor your home computer without your consent.

Generally, it's legal for your employer to use video cameras in the workplace. No federal or state law absolutely prohibits the practice, and there are many reasons why cameras can be beneficial, such as monitoring the security of employees and customers.

Zscaler Cloud Firewall is built upon a highly scalable proxy-architecture that handles SSL inspection at scale. Our footprint allows us to process increasing SSL bandwidth and sessions, without costly upgrades or reduced inspection. As a result, you get limitless SSL decryption on all ports at a flat per user cost.

The Zscaler service can enforce web and firewall policies by location, department, group, and user, and it can track internet usage by location, department, and user.

Why do schools use Zscaler?

Prevent cyber threats, prevent sensitive data loss, protect students and meet CIP, COPPA and FERPA Compliance.

Yes, mostly. Assuming you are connecting through your work network, they could keep track of all your browsing, incognito or non-incognito. Incognito mode does *not* make a difference when somebody is watching all of your traffic.

Tap Turn Off if you want to disable the web security service while remaining logged in to the app. Depending on your organization's policies, you may be required to enter a password. The web security service will be disabled until you tap Turn On.

To check if the Zscaler service is placing an IP address on the denylist: Hover over the Help icon at the bottom of the left pane, then click Denylist IP Check to open the Denylist IP Check window.

When you create a VPN gateway bypass, the system sets a filter to ignore VPN traffic without Zscaler Client Connector needing to process the bypass. Add network bypasses to the Hostname or IP Address Bypass for VPN Gateway field in the Zscaler Client Connector Portal app profile.

The Zscaler service blocks access to websites that attempt to download dangerous content to your browser when you visit them, as well as vulnerable ActiveX controls, and web browsers that are known to have been exploited will be blocked. Here you can also denylist specific URLs for your organization.

Legally, no, unless there is written consent, which most companies have prepared if you use your personal devices for work. Here are a few examples of what your employers can do with remote spy software: Take periodic screenshots of your screen.

Can my employer spy on me working from home?

While working from home certainly offers more freedom and flexibility for many people, it also can come with more oversight than ever before. Your employer now can have “access to almost everything you do electronically, and monitoring software makes that data easy to collect and analyze,” reports The Washington Post.

Federal courts have long held that an enforcement agency may search an employee's personal possessions like the desk, locker, even cell phone, where there's reasonable suspicion to believe the phone may contain evidence of employee misconduct. For public safety employees, this standard also applies to off duty conduct.

For the Android and iOS versions of Zscaler Client Connector, you can expect the app to: Use approximately 20 MB of storage space for installation. Use between 10 and 20% of your device's battery life.

You can navigate to Zscaler Client Connector registry keys by using the following path: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zscaler\App .

You can define a list of blocked app stores. Users can browse the app stores in the list, but they are blocked from downloading apps from the app stores. If your organization has the Mobile Security subscription, you can also define a policy to prevent users from downloading malicious apps.

The Zscaler service does not record or store personal data when you browse the internet. The service only inspects your internet traffic for threats when you are connected to your corporate network or when Zscaler Client Connector is enabled.

A cloud firewall like Zscaler's allows you to optimize your network and security. Zscaler Cloud Firewall enables you to understand traffic and recognize the identity of a user, application, and location, and see whether a device is authorized.

I have a 100Mbps broadband connection. Over the past one month, the download speed has drastically dropped to 300-500Kbps with Zscaler ON. With Zscaler disabled, I get 10-12Mbps download speed in the same network, for the same file.

Tap Turn Off if you want to disable the web security service while remaining logged in to the app. Depending on your organization's policies, you may be required to enter a password. The web security service will be disabled until you tap Turn On.

How do I log out of Zscaler?

Instructions to log out of Zscaler

In your menu start tray, double click the Zscaler icon shown below. If the Zscaler icon is not shown, you may need to click the Menu button shown circled below. 2. Click the log out icon shown below.