Zscaler

Zscaler operates a global network of more than 160 data centers worldwide, which together process billions of transactions daily. Founded in 2007 and publicly listed with a valuation of over $30 billion, the company runs what it describes as the world's largest cloud security platform, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. The infrastructure underpins services that secure users, devices, applications and data regardless of location, replacing traditional VPNs and firewalls.

The Zero Trust Exchange is a cloud-native platform combining artificial intelligence and machine learning with large-scale data processing to deliver cybersecurity, data protection, threat detection and identity management in a single solution. Engineering work spans zero trust architecture, cloud-native security, AI and ML, data protection, identity management and threat detection. The company's stated aim is to eliminate complexity, making security invisible to users while remaining impenetrable to attackers.

Zscaler serves customers across banking and financial services, government, critical infrastructure and the wider enterprise market; 40% of the Fortune 500 are counted among its clients. The firm describes itself as mission-driven, working to make the cloud a safer place, and reports a culture of innovation that attracts top talent. Its data centre footprint is worldwide.