Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) adopted the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange to support secure hybrid work for more than 7,500 faculty and staff across its 15 schools and colleges. Replacing traditional VPN-based remote access, the university implemented Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Private Access (ZPA) to provide secure, policy-based connectivity directly to applications while minimizing the attack surface and preventing lateral movement. Within a single quarter, Zscaler blocked more than 20 million policy violations and nearly 3 million security threats, including thousands hidden within encrypted traffic. The deployment also reduced infrastructure load by 75%, improved application performance, and enhanced visibility into user activity and device security. By simplifying secure r

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