Zscaler ZDTA - Zscaler Digital Transformation Administrator

Zscaler ships a set of Alert Rules curated and maintained by its ThreatLabZ research team, and administrators can also build their own custom (customer‑defined) rules to meet specific organizational needs.

Zscaler’s out‑of‑band CASB solution supports data‑at‑rest protection for cloud storage platforms like Google Drive, enabling scanning and governance of files stored there.

Advanced Threat Protection provides botnet protection by monitoring connections to known Command and Control (C&C) servers, inspecting command traffic (sending and receiving), and detecting unknown C&C servers using AI/ML techniques. This comprehensive approach helps in identifying and blocking botnet activities effectively.

The study guide details these mechanisms as key elements of the botnet protection feature set in ATP.

By reviewing the user’s ZDX score for AWS and running “Analyze Score,” the Y‑Engine automatically correlates metrics (network, client, and application) to pinpoint the root cause, delivering targeted insights far faster than manual tracing or external outage checks.

When tunnels (GRE/IPSec) are already configured from trusted locations (like branch offices), the recommended setting is “Tunnel v2.0” for on-trusted networks and “None” for off-trusted. This ensures that while on a corporate network, the Zscaler Client Connector uses the pre-established tunnels, but falls back to direct or other secure methods (like VPN or ZCC tunnel) when off-trusted. This aligns with Zscaler's best practices for hybrid deployment.

The “Blocked Countries” feature in Advanced Threat Protection lets you restrict access to web destinations based on their geographic location, preventing connections to any sites hosted in the specified countries.

After the Zscaler Client Connector (ZCC) receives a valid SAML response, Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) takes over to validate the SAML assertion. Upon successful validation, ZIA issues an authentication token that allows the user to access services securely. This centralized validation ensures authentication integrity and enables seamless policy enforcement across Zscaler services.

Prevent Compromise analyzes device and network telemetry - including security configurations, event logs, and traffic flows - to gauge how well you’re blocking initial intrusion attempts and misconfigurations.

The Zscaler Client Connector is the lightweight agent installed on endpoints - whether at home, in the office, or on the road - to securely forward user traffic into the Zero Trust Exchange.