Case Study
Hydro Boosts Its Security Posture and Sustainability Efforts on the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
Hydro strengthened its cybersecurity posture and advanced its sustainability objectives by adopting the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange as part of its journey toward becoming a 100% cloud-first organization. The company faced challenges with energy-intensive legacy security hardware that conflicted with corporate sustainability goals, a low-bandwidth MPLS network that could not support growing cloud traffic demands, and traditional VPNs that provided excessive access and contributed to security risks, including a costly ransomware incident. By implementing a zero trust architecture, Hydro secured 33,000 employees, reduced its attack surface, and simplified operations through a single-vendor approach that lowered costs and complexity. The transformation also supported the retirement of legacy i
