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ZTNA is a fundamentally superior security and access model compared to a traditional VPN.

A traditional VPN operates on a "trust then verify" model; once a user authenticates, they are granted broad access to the entire network segment, which increases the risk of lateral movement if the account or device is compromised. ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) adheres to "never trust, always verify."

It grants granular, least-privilege access only to the specific application requested, effectively hiding all other resources and significantly reducing the attack surface.4 ZTNA is also cloud-native, offering better scalability, superior performance, and a smoother user experience ideal for modern remote and hybrid work environments, whereas VPNs struggle with cloud-based resources and performance.

How Cloudbrink Can Help

Cloudbrink offers a ZTNA solution that replaces legacy VPNs with a faster, more secure approach.6 Our platform enforces identity-based access control and micro-segmentation down to the individual application level.7 Cloudbrink's unique technology ensures high-performance connectivity, giving remote users faster, high-bandwidth access to resources than standard VPN or even cloud-routing architectures, all while continuously monitoring device and user posture to maintain a true Zero Trust environment.