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Zscaler and Schwarz Digits are teaming up to offer a sovereign cloud security service in Europe, combining the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform with Schwarz Digits’ European sovereign cloud STACKIT. The aim is to provide a sovereign Zero Trust Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) service, designed to prevent AI-driven threats and increase cyber resilience. “Our customers in the private and public sector need secure, resilient IT infrastructure without compromising on digital sovereignty,” said Bernd Wagner, CSO of Schwarz Digits. “By uniting the expertise of two technology leaders, we make this a reality: Zscaler provides an advanced Zero Trust SASE architecture to counter AI-driven cyber attacks, while Schwarz Digits ensures a sovereign cloud infrastructure through STACKIT. This helps to ensure all data remains in the EU and is protected against third-party access.”While the solution is built for organizations across every industry, Zscaler said it’s tailored specifically for mission-critical operations with strict security and compliance needs in public administration, defense, financial services, and healthcare. It covers the deployment, management, operation, and support of a cloud security platform, and allows organizations to secure hybrid workforces while meeting operational resilience and supply-chain security expectations. Customer data and operations remain protected against cyber threats and aligned with European legal requirements, said the firm.  “Technological independence begins with infrastructure,” said Christian Müller, CEO of Schwarz Digits. “Through this partnership, we are taking network security to a new level: we are evolving existing security architectures and focusing on high-performance identity verification. For our customers, this means even stronger protection against cyber attacks.” Sovereignty in the spotlightOrganizations are increasingly required to address digital sovereignty concerns, while meeting strict regulatory requirements and still fulfilling performance demands.At the same time, European regulations including NIS2, DORA, the AI Act, and others have made cybersecurity a board-level priority. “Our partnership with Schwarz Digits is a concrete demonstration of our long-term commitment to Europe: together, we help our customers eliminate their attack surface and prevent the lateral movement of threats, while still maintaining compliance with European regulations through EU data residency,” said Misha Kuperman, chief reliability officer at Zscaler. “This enables the highest level of security while aligning with European digital sovereignty regulations.” The solution is now available to customers across Europe, with the offering hosted in German data centers and operated by STACKIT.Zscaler has more than 160 data centers worldwide. Its sovereign data centers include its FedRAMP-authorized GovCloud in the US and ZSCloud in the EU, as well as thousands of private service edges in customer DCs worldwide.Earlier this year, the firm expanded its Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange data sovereignty capabilities with separate control, data, and logging planes, ensuring that sensitive data never leaves the required jurisdiction, and added several new regions to its reach. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA