This Cybersecurity Insiders report, sponsored by Zscaler, examines the limitations of traditional VPNs as organizations adapt to cloud computing, remote work, and Zero Trust security. Based on a global survey of IT and cybersecurity professionals, it finds that VPNs remain widely deployed but create significant security, performance, and operational challenges, including broad network access, vulnerability exploitation, ransomware exposure, poor scalability, and complex management. The report highlights growing concerns over remote access security following the shift to distributed workforces and the expanding cloud application landscape. It concludes that organizations should transition to Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), replacing implicit network trust with identity-based, least-privil

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