Zero Trust by the Numbers: Why Firewalls and VPNs Don’t Make the Cut
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Protecting the network perimeter with firewalls worked well when everything was onsite. But with users, data, and applications spread everywhere, 92% of organizations believe they need to upgrade their security to protect their hybrid workforce—and they are turning to zero trust. Unfortunately, firewalls and VPNs were not designed for zero trust. Zero trust requires a modern architecture based on the principle of least-privileged access and the idea that no user should be inherently trusted: the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange.