This Cybersecurity Insiders report, sponsored by Zscaler, analyzes survey responses from 351 cybersecurity professionals to assess the risks and effectiveness of traditional VPNs in supporting remote work. The report highlights that while 95% of organizations still rely on VPNs, nearly half experienced increased VPN-targeted exploits following the shift to remote work, and ransomware remains a major concern. It identifies key weaknesses of VPNs, including expanded attack surfaces, management complexity, and limited scalability, while emphasizing that distributed workforces, cloud adoption, and third-party access have increased security challenges. The report concludes that organizations are increasingly adopting Zero Trust as a long-term alternative to VPNs, with 80% already implementing Z

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