Training

Expert-Led Training and Certification

Guided hands-on labs, workshops, and certification prep sessions, only at Zenith Live 2023

Berlin, GermanyJune 26-29

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Hands-on training offers you the opportunity to

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Develop the practical skills to optimize Zscaler features and functions

02

Learn to secure users, workloads, and data while delivering a smooth user experience

03

Experience practical demonstrations from the technical experts powering Zscaler solutions

Topics include:

Understanding the architecture behind the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange

Securing access to applications and data with Zscaler for Users

Locking down application data and access with Zscaler for Workloads

Preventing exfiltration of sensitive data with advanced DLP solutions

Enhancing security by focusing on users with Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX)

Equip your networking and security teams to tackle modern threats. Take advantage of these sessions included with Zenith Live '23 admission.*

*All half-day sessions are included. Full-day Zscaler for Users training is available for a per-seat fee.

Training agenda

Full Day Course

Option 1

Option 2

Description

Zscaler for Users (Lab)

Zscaler for Users (Lab)

Option 1

Monday June 26,
8:00 - 17:00

Option 2

Tuesday June 27,
8:00 - 17:00

Description

Learn to set up and deploy Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange services (ZIA, ZPA, and ZDX) to securely pass user traffic from any device and location.

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Half Day Courses

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Option 4

Description

Data Protection (Lecture + Lab)

Data Protection (Lecture + Lab)

Option 1

Monday June 26,
8:00 - 12:00

Option 2

Monday June 26,
13:00 - 17:00

Option 3

Tuesday June 27,
08:00 - 12:00

Option 4

Tuesday June 27,
13:00 - 17:00

Description

Develop the skills and know-how to:

  • Operate Zscaler solutions for protecting sensitive and distributed data
  • Improve overall data protection posture
  • Optimize incident workflow and management

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Zscaler for Workloads (Lecture + Lab)

Zscaler for Workloads (Lecture + Lab)

Option 1

Monday June 26,
8:00 - 12:00

Option 2

Monday June 26,
13:00 - 17:00

Option 3

Tuesday June 27,
08:00 - 12:00

Option 4

Tuesday June 27,
13:00 - 17:00

Description

Experience hands-on training in deploying and securing workloads in the cloud through the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. Learn to configure secure workload communications in the cloud using tools to find and eliminate cloud risks.

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Zscaler Cybersecurity Services (Lecture + Lab)

Zscaler Cybersecurity Services (Lecture + Lab)

Option 1

Monday June 26,
8:00 - 12:00

Option 2

Monday June 26,
13:00 - 17:00

Option 3

Tuesday June 27,
08:00 - 12:00

Option 4

Tuesday June 27,
13:00 - 17:00

Description

Understand the security capabilities of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange by exploring topics from antivirus-based endpoint protection to advanced threat protection techniques like browser isolation and sandbox capabilities, so users are protected from zero day attacks.

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Zscaler Digital Experience Excellence (Lecture + Lab)

Zscaler Digital Experience Excellence (Lecture + Lab)

Option 1

Monday June 26,
8:00 - 12:00

Option 2

Monday June 26,
13:00 - 17:00

Option 3

Tuesday June 27,
08:00 - 12:00

Option 4

Tuesday June 27,
13:00 - 17:00

Description

Learn how to configure and deploy ZDX at scale, proactively optimize performance, and rapidly troubleshoot and resolve user endpoint device, network, and application issues that impact user experience.

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Partner Courses

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Option 4

Description

Partners: Zscaler Certified Sales Engineer

Partners: Zscaler Certified Sales Engineer

Option 3

Tuesday June 27,
08:00 - 12:00

Option 4

Tuesday June 27,
13:00 - 17:00

Description

Learn to lead effective Zscaler conversations with your customers by positioning the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. This course will help you prepare for the Zscaler Certified Sales Engineer (ZCSE) exam.

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Partners: Zscaler Solutions Demo Center: What, Why, and How

Partners: Zscaler Solutions Demo Center: What, Why, and How

Option 3

Tuesday June 27,
08:00 - 12:00

Option 4

Tuesday June 27,
13:00 - 17:00

Description

Learn best practices and positioning of Zscaler user protection. Get hands-on experience demonstrating the Zscaler for Users solution.

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Training courses

Zscaler for Users (Lab)
In this instructor-led lab, learn how to deploy and configure ZIA, ZPA, ZDX, and Zscaler Client Connector (ZCC). Take this lab after completing the corresponding elearning and exam in Zscaler Academy.

Course Description: This instructor-guided lab covers how to deploy ZIA, ZPA, and ZDX, including configuring authentication and deploying Zscaler Client Connector (ZCC), as well as policy constructs for public and private application access. In this lab, network and security architects will gain a foundational understanding of how the Zscaler platform drives secure digital transformation. Systems administrators will gain the skills necessary to set up, configure, and administer ZIA, ZPA, and/or ZDX.*

Recommendation: Attend this lab after completing the corresponding elearning and written exam in Zscaler Academy to become a certified Zscaler for Users - Essentials (EDU-200)

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform and user access for public and private applications.
  • Configure ZIA, ZPA, and ZDX, including administrative access, identity, and policy.
  • Build connectivity to the Zero Trust Exchange for managed devices using ZCC as well as unmanaged devices using browser-based access.
  • Deploy digital experience monitoring, and understand how to use it to identify root cause and boost productivity.
  • Deploy cybersecurity fundamentals, including DNS, firewall, and others.-Describe key use cases, including private service edges, subclouds, China connectivity, and data protection.
  • Troubleshoot Zscaler transformation issues.

Length: 8 hours

Audience: Network (Admin/ Engineer/ Architect), Security (Admin/ Engineer/ Architect)

Certification: Zscaler Digital Transformation Associate - for Users*

Level: Intermediate

Event Topic: Implementing Zero Trust

Product(s): ZIA, ZPA, ZDX

Price: $450

Recommended Prerequisites: Zscaler Digital Transformation Associate - for Users eLearning and Written Exam

Day of Class Details: Laptop required, lunch provided

Course options

Monday, June 26, 2023
8:00 - 17:00
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
8:00 - 17:00

Data Protection (Lecture + Lab)

Develop the skills and know-how to:

  • Operate Zscaler solutions for protecting sensitive and distributed data
  • Improve overall data protection posture
  • Optimize incident workflow and management

Course Description: Develop the hands-on skills and knowledge you need to operate Zscaler solutions to protect sensitive and distributed data. Build upon your knowledge of the fundamentals of protecting users and data to improve overall data protection posture and optimize your incident workflow management.

This session will use a combination of expert-led lecture, interactive activities, and discussion to maximize learning and retention as well as help you discover how to better protect data while simplifying your security operations.

Learning Objectives:

  • Build a cloud-first data protection program
  • Incorporate advanced data protection to mitigate false positives
  • Implement best practices in data protection incident workflow management
  • Explore the latest features of Zscaler Data Protection

Length: 4 hours

Audience: Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Network (Admin/ Engineer/ Architect), Security (Admin/ Engineer/ Architect), IT (Operations/ Help Desk/ Service Desk)

Certification: N/A

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Event Topic: Protect Data

Product(s): ZIA

Price: Complimentary with conference registration

Recommended Prerequisites: N/A

Day of Class Details: Laptop required, lunch provided

Course options

Monday, June 26, 2023
8:00 - 12:00
Monday, June 26, 2023
13:00 - 17:00
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
08:00 - 12:00
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
13:00 - 17:00

Zscaler for Workloads (Lecture + Lab)
Experience hands-on training in deploying and securing workloads in the cloud through the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. Learn to configure secure workload communications in the cloud using tools to find and eliminate cloud risks.

Course Description: Explore Zscaler Workload Communications and Posture Control tools. Broaden your ability to lead zero trust initiatives by learning how to configure secure workload communications in the cloud as well as operate the tools used to find and eliminate cloud risks. Get hands-on experience in deploying workloads to the cloud and locking them down to operate securely through the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange.

This session will use a combination of expert-led lecture, interactive activities, and discussion to maximize learning and retention. You'll complete two labs that each focus on a different aspect of the security transformation journey:

Zero Trust for Public Cloud Workloads Hands-On Lab: Complete a lab in an AWS tenant.

Do You Think You're Smarter Than a Hacker?:

Find and eliminate cloud risks with CNAPP.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand cloud security challenges
  • Connect cloud workloads to the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange
  • Configure cloud workload internet access and cross-cloud communication protection
  • Describe the advantages of a cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP)
  • Configure Posture Control by Zscaler

Length: 4 hours

Audience: Network (Admin/ Engineer/ Architect), Security (Admin/ Engineer/ Architect), Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), DevOps/ DevSecOps

Certification: N/A

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Event Topic: CNAPP for Secure Workloads, Zero Trust Connectivity

Product(s): Posture Control

Price: Complimentary with conference registration

Recommended Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) would be beneficial, although not mandatory.

Day of Class Details: Laptop required, lunch provided

Course options

Monday, June 26, 2023
8:00 - 12:00
Monday, June 26, 2023
13:00 - 17:00
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
08:00 - 12:00
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
13:00 - 17:00

Zscaler Cybersecurity Services (Lecture + Lab)
Understand the security capabilities of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange by exploring topics from antivirus-based endpoint protection to advanced threat protection techniques like browser isolation and sandbox capabilities, so users are protected from zero day attacks.

Course Description: Gain a clear understanding of the security capabilities of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. This certification session will cover training on topics from endpoint protection via antivirus to advanced threat protection, including browser isolation and sandbox capabilities to protect users from zero-day attacks.

This live session will use a combination of expert-led lecture, interactive activities, and live discussion to maximize learning and retention while preparing you to use these features in your production environment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the various security services that are a parts of the Zero Trust Exchange
  • Identify the browser isolation use case for securing user traffic.
  • Determine the sandbox feature and how it protects from zero-day attacks
  • Understand how a proactive deception-based defense approach detects active threats by populating the environment with decoys

Length: 4 hours

Audience: Security (Admin/ Engineer/ Architect)

Certification: Cybersecurity Services Certifcate

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Event Topic: Implementing Zero Trust

Product(s): ZIA, ZPA

Price: Complimentary with conference registration

Recommended Prerequisites: N/A

Day of Class Details: Laptop required, lunch provided

Course options

Monday, June 26, 2023
8:00 - 12:00
Monday, June 26, 2023
13:00 - 17:00
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
08:00 - 12:00
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
13:00 - 17:00

Zscaler Digital Experience Excellence (Lecture + Lab)
Learn how to configure and deploy ZDX at scale, proactively optimize performance, and rapidly troubleshoot and resolve user endpoint device, network, and application issues that impact user experience.

Course Description: Build the skills you need to get the most from Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX) and keep office and remote users connected and productive. Learn how to monitor digital experiences from the end user perspective, optimize performance, and rapidly troubleshoot and resolve offending application, network, and user endpoint device issues.

This session will use a combination of expert-led lecture, interactive hands-on activities, and discussion to maximize learning and retention to develop operational excellence in digital experience management.

Learning Objectives:

  • Configure monitoring for web, private, and UCaaS apps, set up proactive alerts, and define role-based access.
  • Proactively detect signs of global or regional performance degradation, and resolve underlying application, network, or device issues before users complain.
  • Troubleshoot user experience and apply AI-powered root cause analysis to enable service desk teams to instantly isolate root causes and resolve tickets faster.
  • Integrate with ServiceNow, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Microsoft InTune for richer metrics and analysis as well as to automate service management processes.
  • Understand what’s new with Zscaler Digital Experience.

Length: 4 hours

Audience: IT/ Security/ Network Operator/ Analyst/ Engineer, Help/ Service Desk Admin

Certification: N/A

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Event Topic: Optimize Digital Experience

Product(s): ZDX

Price: Complimentary with conference registration

Recommended Prerequisites: N/A

Day of Class Details: Laptop required, lunch provided

Course options

Monday, June 26, 2023
08:00. - 12:00
Monday, June 26, 2023
13:00 - 17:00
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
08:00 - 12:00
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
13:00 - 17:00

Partners: Zscaler Certified Sales Engineer
Learn to lead effective Zscaler conversations with your customers by positioning the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. This course will help you prepare for the Zscaler Certified Sales Engineer (ZCSE) exam.

Course Description: ZCSE certification establishes that you understand the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange architecture and can identify its components as well as common use cases that apply to Zscaler. Attend this session to enhance your ability to lead Zscaler conversations with your customers—by identifying and positioning the Zero Trust Exchange—and prepare to pass the ZCSE certification exam.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify what the Zero Trust Exchange is and how our cloud architecture operates at scale to protect an organization's users, workloads, and devices
  • Understand how three main Zscaler product offerings (ZIA, ZPA, and ZDX) fit into the Zero Trust Exchange
  • Message and position the value, benefits, and differentiation of the core areas of Zscaler technology
  • Explain how Zscaler solves business-critical use cases in the real world through key capabilities offered in each administrator interface

Length: 4 hours

Audience: Zscaler Partner Sales Engineers or Solution Architects

Certification: Prepare to pass the Zscaler Certified Sales Engineer Certification Exam

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Event Topic: Implementing Zero Trust

Product(s): ZIA, ZPA, ZDX

Price: Complimentary with conference registration

Recommended Prerequisites: ZCA

Day of Class Details: Laptop recommended but not required, lunch provided

Course options

Tuesday, 27 June 2023
08:00 - 12:00
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
13:00 - 17:00

Partners: Zscaler Solutions Demo Center: What, Why, and How
Learn best practices and positioning of Zscaler user protection. Get hands-on experience demonstrating the Zscaler for Users solution.

Course Description: Attend this course to learn best practices and positioning when preparing and presenting the Zscaler user protection solution. You will have the opportunity to present a demonstration to achieve Zscaler demonstration accreditation and certification.

Learning Objectives:

  • Effectively demonstrate the Zscaler platform as a critical part of the success of any opportunity
  • Recognize the purpose and importance of an effective demonstration
  • Prepare a demonstration based on the challenges a customer is facing
  • Leverage the Solutions Demo Center to deliver a demonstration

Length: 4 hours

Audience: Zscaler Partner Sales Engineers or Solution Architects

Certification: N/A

Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Event Topic: Implementing Zero Trust

Product(s): ZIA, ZPA, ZDX

Price: Complimentary with conference registration

Recommended Prerequisites: ZCA, ZCSE, or previous experience with the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange

Day of Class Details: Laptop required, lunch provided

Course options

Tuesday, 27 June 2023
08:00 - 12:00
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
13:00 - 17:00