VPNs have reached their limit. As trends such as hybrid work, multi-cloud, evolving data compliance rules, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities multiply, VPNs cannot keep up with the demand for fast, secure, and resilient internal access.

On the security side, VPNs make it difficult to stop evolving threats and achieve compliance mandates. On the connectivity side, they are clunky to maintain, slow down onboarding, and degrade user experiences. These challenges leave security and connectivity teams — spanning IT, networking, and infrastructure roles — constantly frustrated.

Most organizations now recognize that migrating to Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) offers a better way forward, especially for securing remote access. Despite that recognition, there’s been a prevailing market complacency and a slower move to change. This can be due to lack of clarity around where to start offloading VPN reliance, and what to do, in what order.