INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Zscaler has announced the results from the first industry survey to examine enterprise adoption of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA),
revealing that businesses have already started to replace VPNs with ZTNA.The firm's 2019 Zero Trust Adoption Report, which was conducted by
Cybersecurity Insiders, found that 15 percent of organizations have already enacted ZTNA while more than half (59%) plan to implement ZTNA
over the course of the next 12 months.As a result, only three out of every 20 organizations are protected against VPN attacks which
cybercriminals are now taking advantage of to impact business operations.Business leaders are currently facing tremendous pressure to move
their operations to the cloud in order to deliver an improved customer experience
However, they need to be able to protect their businesses while doing so.ZTNA services are designed to ensure that only authorized users can
access specific applications based on business policies
Unlike with VPNs, with ZTNA users are never placed on the network and apps are never exposed to the internet which creates a zero attack
surface that protects businesses from cyber threats such as the recent wave of malware and successful VPN attacks.Zscaler's report also
found that 61 percent of organizations are concerned about partners with weak security practices who access their internal applications
Additionally, 53 percent of respondents believe that their current security technology can mitigate risk even though legacy technologies
directly connect users to the network, thereby expanding the attack surface.CIO at Zscaler, Patrick Foxhoven provided further insight on the
report's findings, saying:“With state-sponsored groups exploiting known flaws in VPNs, organizations need to reduce the attack surface by
rethinking how they secure and provide access to their apps in a cloud and mobile-first world
Though it is encouraging to see so many organizations are pursuing ZTNA to close gaps created by VPNs, I am surprised that more than half of
those surveyed believe their current infrastructure is reliable enough to protect the enterprise.” We've also highlighted the best VPN
