Federal 100: Andrew Schnabel
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Learn more about this 2021 Federal 100 Award winner.
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Name:
Andrew Schnabel
Title:
Vice President, Federal
Organization:
Zscaler
Scaling up and out. As telework continues and the government moves to complex multi-cloud environments, virtual private networks cannot scale to support and secure users and data. That’s why Schnabel is a tireless advocate for zero trust as a simpler, more cost-effective security solution. He was instrumental in Zscaler’s participation in the Defense Department’s zero trust proof of concept, which is expected to pave the way for DOD to move from a network-centric to a data-centric security model. Under Schnabel’s leadership, Zscaler has helped a wide range of agencies strengthen remote work tools, increase capacity, improve performance and upgrade security to enable continuity of operations.
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