Case Study
New York City Department of Education Secures Over One Million Users with Zero Trust
The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) modernized cybersecurity by replacing legacy VPNs with the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange to protect more than one million students, teachers, and staff across 2 million devices. Implementing Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA), Private Access (ZPA), and Digital Experience (ZDX), the district secured internet, SaaS, and private application access while improving visibility across its vast education environment. The deployment enabled secure remote learning, filtered internet traffic to support CIPA compliance, reduced cyberattacks by 15%, and blocked 40% more threats than previous solutions. In just three months, Zscaler prevented 5.5 billion policy violations and blocked 235.7 million threats while improving troubleshooting through AI-powered mon
