"Organizations Failing to Unlock the Full Potential of Zero Trust"

Over 90 percent of organizations migrating to the cloud have or are in the process of implementing a zero trust architecture. However, according to a new Zscaler study, only 22 percent of global Information Technology (IT) decision-makers are 'fully confident' that their organization is maximizing the potential of their cloud infrastructure, presenting an opportunity for zero trust. Furthermore, according to the global survey of over 1,900 senior IT decision-makers, 68 percent believe that secure cloud transformation is impossible with legacy network security infrastructures and that Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) has clear advantages over legacy firewalls and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). The top cloud concerns are security, access, and complexity, making a strong case for zero trust to overcome these obstacles. When asked about legacy network and security infrastructures, 54 percent believe VPNs or perimeter-based firewalls are either ineffective at preventing cyberattacks or provide inadequate visibility into application traffic and attacks. IT leaders predict that in the next 12 months, their organizations' employee base will continue to embrace the various work style options available to them, which are divided into full-time office workers (38 percent), fully remote (35 percent), and hybrid (27 percent). However, organizations may still be unprepared to deal with the ever-changing mix of hybrid working requirements. Employee user experience is one of the primary reasons for implementing a hybrid work infrastructure based on zero trust. More than half (52 percent) agree that implementing zero trust would help address inconsistent access experiences for on-premise and cloud-based applications and data. Forty-six percent believe it would address productivity loss due to network access issues, and 39 percent believe it would allow employees to access applications and data from personal devices. This article continues to discuss Zscaler's key findings on the state of zero trust transformation. 

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