Eulogy for the VPN: a farewell to legacy remote access
Wednesday 6th May, 2026
10am BST
What to expect:
The VPN had a good run. For decades it was the backbone of remote access, connecting offices, enabling remote workers, and giving IT teams a way to extend the network perimeter beyond four walls. But the world moved on and users now work from everywhere, applications live in the cloud, and the threats that VPNs were never designed to handle are now the ones keeping IT teams up at night. Split tunnelling headaches, full network exposure from a single connection, certificate nightmares, endless “my VPN won’t connect” support tickets, sound familiar?
In this session, we’ll pay our respects to the VPN, honestly acknowledge what it did well, and make the case for why Zero Trust Network Access is the simpler, safer, and far less painful way forward.
What you’ll take away:
- An honest assessment of where VPNs still hold up and where they don’t.
- A plain-language explanation of what Zero Trust Network Access actually means in practice.
- Real-world examples of the security risks that VPNs introduce, from broad network exposure and lateral movement opportunities to the challenges of enforcing consistent policy across a distributed workforce.
- A clear picture of what replacing your VPN looks like, including what the transition involves, how quickly it can happen, and what changes (and what doesn’t) for end users and IT teams.
- Practical guidance on evaluating whether your organisation is ready to make the switch.
Whether you’re actively planning to replace your VPN or just quietly wondering if there’s a better way, you’ll leave with a clear understanding of what the alternative looks like and what it would take to get there.
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