How does Zscaler protect IoT and OT devices that cannot have agents installed?

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What compliance certifications does Zscaler hold for German public sector use?

Zscaler's German data centers in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and Munich are BSI C5 certified and ISO 27001 compliant. For organizations that cannot use cloud data centers despite these certifications, Zscaler offers the option to run parts of the platform virtually in the customer's own data center.

Zero Trust Security for German Public Sector Organizations

Name: Zero Trust Security for German Public Sector Organizations
Uploaded: 2026-03-25T08:38:33-04:00
Duration: 7 min 3 s
Description: TL;DR German public institutions face heightened cyber risk from outdated infrastructure, legacy VPN/VDI access methods, and unpatched IoT/OT devices that create persistent attack surfaces. Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange eliminates internet-exposed acc...

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German public institutions face heightened cyber risk from outdated infrastructure, legacy VPN/VDI access methods, and unpatched IoT/OT devices that create persistent attack surfaces.
Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange eliminates internet-exposed access points by connecting users through German data centers in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and Munich with BSI C5 and ISO 27001 certifications.
Network segmentation becomes automatic when routing traffic through Zscaler, isolating users from applications and enabling micro-segmentation between application servers without infrastructure changes.
Organizations can protect unmanaged IoT and OT devices through Zscaler edges that place each device in a single-host network segment without requiring agent installation or network modifications.

Cybersecurity Challenges Facing German Public Institutions

German public sector organizations face significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities stemming from outdated infrastructure, including legacy systems no longer receiving vendor support, unpatched IoT and OT devices, and aging security stacks with exploitable weaknesses. The presentation highlights how traditional access methods like VPN and VDI create persistent attack surfaces visible from the internet, enabling hackers to discover and exploit these gateways. Network segmentation deficiencies allow threats to spread rapidly across entire infrastructures when breaches occur, while insufficient internet protection leads to data leakage risks and potential GDPR penalties. The rise of browser-based cloud applications has reintroduced shadow IT concerns, making it difficult for security teams to control data flows and application usage across their user base.

Zero Trust Exchange Architecture and Implementation

Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange operates through German data centers in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and Munich, offering BSI C5 certification and ISO 27001 compliance for organizations with strict regulatory requirements. The platform connects users to the nearest Zscaler data center, providing comprehensive security stack protection for internet access while preventing phishing site visits and ransomware downloads. Application connectors eliminate the need for internet-exposed access points, making data centers and critical applications invisible to potential attackers. For locations with IoT and OT devices that cannot run agents, Zscaler edges can isolate each device into single-host network segments, providing protection without requiring network infrastructure changes. Organizations unable to use cloud data centers can deploy portions of the Zscaler platform virtually within their own facilities, addressing data sovereignty concerns while maintaining the zero trust security model.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction and Context
0:19 - Infrastructure Challenges
1:27 - Security Risks Overview
2:57 - Zero Trust Exchange Solution
4:47 - IoT and OT Protection
6:05 - Summary and Next Steps

Key Quotes

0:10 "In the past two years, numerous German authorities and public institutions have been victimized by cyber attacks."
4:31 "This attack area, which is usually lost with VPN and VDI, disappears and the entire data center and its critical applications become invisible to hackers."
5:13 "I have automatically achieved a segmentation between my users and the applications. This means that this topic of segmentation and micro-segmentation comes almost automatically."
6:23 "We also help you with the lack of specialists because you can use the Zscaler platform as a software as a service and therefore only be responsible for the configuration, but not even for the operation of the solution."

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