ZTNA over VPN Can Be a Good Place to Start Your Zero Trust Journey
Fortinet News, Thursday, December 7,2023
Zero-trust network access (ZTNA) has become the leading project for organizations looking to adopt zero-trust principles. Gartner predicts that 60% of organizations will be adopting zero trust by 2025, so there are lots of zero-trust projects going on.
However, the bar to implementing a full zero-trust architecture can be relatively high, often requiring retooling systems and deploying numerous components. As a result, ZTNA is frequently the first solution identified as a zero-trust project. ZTNA enables the need to shift how employees access applications, which is how 90% of work is accomplished in knowledge-work industries.
The pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote work, proving that organizations can remain productive while employees embrace workplace flexibility. And now, as organizations shift back to more time in the office, controlling application access from both remote and on-prem locations is vital. ZTNA's ability to protect this critical attack surface is a giant leap forward in the zero-trust journey.