Replacing VPNs: Planning and Deploying a Modern Zero Trust Network Access

Live Webinar (October 16, 2025 @ 8 AM PT)
With Dhiraj Sehgal, Senior Director, Product Marketing and Padmanabhan, Sr. Systems Engineer

VPNs were built for a perimeter that no longer exists. In today’s hybrid, cloud-first environment, they create risk and complexity — from credential theft and exposed gateways to performance bottlenecks and visibility gaps.

First-generation ZTNA tools improve on VPNs but often fall short. Cloud-only delivery can add latency, appliance-based models recreate VPN fragility, and point solutions increase policy silos without delivering true end-to-end protection.

A modern Zero Trust approach unifies ZTNA within a broader SASE fabric. With flexible deployment options across cloud PoPs, private data centers, and branch locations, organizations gain consistent policy enforcement, granular segmentation, inline threat prevention, and a scalable architecture that fits regulatory and performance needs. The result: stronger security, simpler operations, and a better user experience.

Key takeaways for security leaders and practitioners:

• Why VPNs create structural risks and operational challenges in today’s environment.
• The gaps and trade-offs in first-generation ZTNA implementations.
• How a unified SASE architecture integrates ZTNA, SWG, CASB, FWaaS, and SD-WAN into one policy framework.
• Deployment options: cloud, on-premises, and hybrid — and how each impacts performance, compliance, and scalability.

Whether your team is actively replacing VPNs or planning the next phase of your Zero Trust strategy, this session will give you the insights needed to evaluate options and build a secure, future-ready access model.