Tata Communications, Zscaler Jointly Launch Global Virtual Proxy Service

In partnership with multi-tenant SaaS (News - Alert) security provider Zscaler, Tata Communications has launched its Virtual Proxy (vProxy) managed security service. Delivered over a cloud-based infrastructure, vProxy is already resonating well with organizations looking to leverage a one-stop, secure web security system for protection across the enterprise, said Tata.

According to Tata, the vProxy managed service shortens the time and reduces the expense associated with enabling proxy services, and provides a solution that works for all users – both on-net and off-net. As a SaaS offering, vProxy delivers the necessary capacity and scalability that IT decision-makers need without the burden or expense of on-site equipment, explained Tata.  

“Tata Communications’ (News - Alert) managed security services are designed to provide day-to-day security management and monitoring better, faster, and at lower cost than the enterprise can achieve through its own internal efforts. Our new vProxy service expands the list of capabilities that we can deliver to simplify and improve our customers’ security operations,” said David Wirt, senior vice president and global head of Managed Services at Tata Communications.

While typical proxy offerings route internet connections on behalf of users and apply policies to the inbound and outbound traffic, they can be very costly to implement because of the expense of the underlying platforms that customers must purchase. The vProxy service provides filtering for viruses, malware, and URLs, as well as providing capabilities for enforcing policies to inbound and outbound traffic without the need for customers to purchase a costly foundation platform, stated Tata.

Optional capabilities include granular controls for Web 2.0 applications, data loss prevention, bandwidth control, and email filtering, noted Tata. Furthermore, added Tata, leveraging a globally-deployed network of scanning and enforcement nodes, vProxy can be enabled, configured, and customized to each organization’s unique requirements in as little as a few hours.

Jay Chaudhry, CEO of Zscaler  commented, “IT security decision-makers have been accustomed to buying, deploying, configuring, integrating, and operating a series of different solutions to accomplish what Zscaler has created, and Tata Communications delivers as a service. Tata Communications’ vProxy delivers a comprehensive set of web security capabilities that are pre-integrated and designed to be quickly and easily implemented, so at customers can focus on running their business instead of worrying about whether it is appropriately safe-guarded.”