Cloud security company Zscaler has launched a new co-located data centre in Perth to extend greater support to customers in the region and further fortify their organisation’s zero trust cybersecurity postures.
As part of Zscaler’s continued investment in the Australian and New Zealand markets, the new site will complement the existing Zscaler data centre infrastructures in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, all co-located within Equinix data centres.
The new data centres will support the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform, including solutions such as Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) and Zscaler Internet Acces (ZIA), to optimise digital experiences and support security for modern, dynamic applications. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform was the first cloud security vendor to achieve IRAP assessed to ‘protected’. Furthermore, as part of the company’s commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2025, the new site adds to Zscaler’s more than 150 data centres, all of which are fully powered by renewable energy.
As Australian entities continue to battle the rising volume and sophistication of cyber threats, there is a growing impetus from both the public and private sectors to double down on zero trust adoption. The Zscaler ThreatLabz found over 29 million phishing attempts in Australia alone, with a 479% surge in the volume of phishing content hosted in the country year-over-year. In line with the Australian Government’s goal of becoming the most cyber-secure nation in the world by 2030, the launch of this new site will provide customers with improved capacity and performance and prevent malicious activities from impacting their operations.
“With the advent of new technologies like GenAI tools, the threat landscape is advancing in volume and sophistication, making it all the more critical to adopt a zero trust approach to cybersecurity, especially as more organisations move beyond legacy private network to connect in a cloud-enabled, mobile world,” said Eric Swift, Area Vice President, Australia and New Zealand at Zscaler. “Australia is setting the benchmark on the global stage when it comes to being cybersecurity-first, and we are proud to partner with both public and private enterprises across the region to implement a zero trust strategy. We are deeply committed to helping all organisations to secure, simplify, and transform their operations.”
