Report by Tailscale
The State of Zero Trust
Key Findings
Nearly half of IT, security, and engineering professionals (49%) say their access infrastructure is not scalable.
At companies heavily reliant on VPNs, employees were nearly twice as likely to report broken access or security workarounds compared to those using modern tools.
Nearly half of companies are actively trying to consolidate their toolsets
99% of professionals want to redesign their secure access infrastructure.
Only 10% of IT, security, and engineering professionals say their current VPN setup "works well" with no major issues.
83% of IT and engineering professionals admit to actively bypassing security controls to get their work done.
68% of IT, security, and engineering professionals say they have retained access to internal systems after leaving a previous employer.
Just 29% of organisations use identity-based access as their primary model.
68% of companies still manage access controls manually.
92% of companies use multiple tools for network security.
41% of IT, security, and engineering professionals believe their access infrastructure will fail to meet their needs within just two years.
More than two-thirds of engineers say IT and security policies actively block or misunderstand their workflows.
Nearly one-third of companies use four or more network security tools.
90% of IT, security, and engineering professionals report limitations with their current VPN setup, such as security risks, latency, or operational overhead.