It’s Time To Break Up With Your VPN

VPNs were great, for a time. But it’s time to put yourself back out there.

There comes a time when every business has to ask itself, “Do I see myself spending the rest of my life with this VPN?” Sure, you’ve had some fun times, but does your VPN get you? When was the last time your VPN brought you flowers or made a reservation for a romantic seaside restaura– wait, what is this about? Let me get back on track. When it comes to secure remote access, a lot of businesses are still leaning on old-school VPNs and just hoping for the best. Maybe they were good enough at one point. But now, with teams working everywhere, cloud apps dominating daily workflows, and cyberattacks hitting SMBs harder than ever, these aging tools just aren’t built for the moment.

Outdated SSL VPNs don’t just slow things down — they open the door to serious risk. If you’re tired of troubleshooting clunky clients and patching devices just to stay afloat, you’re not alone. And more importantly, there’s a better way.

VPNs Are a Headache (And a Security Risk)

Attackers know that VPNs are often the weakest link in your security stack. They count on poor patching habits, missing posture checks, and the fact that most VPNs don’t offer any form of granular access control. It only takes one compromised credential for an attacker to move laterally across your entire network — and that’s a problem no SMB can afford.

Let’s be real, VPNs are:

• Slow: The bigger your team gets, the worse the performance becomes.
• Hard to manage: Deploying and maintaining clients? Troubleshooting connection issues? It’s a time suck, especially for small IT teams.
• Easily exploited: Attackers often target VPN vulnerabilities within 48 hours of disclosure. Patching takes much longer.

That’s not just frustrating. It’s dangerous.

A Better Way to Work Remotely

The good news? You don’t need to rip out your infrastructure to get a better remote access experience. SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) offers VPN-as-a-Service (VPNaaS) — a simpler, smarter alternative to traditional VPNs that aligns with Zero Trust principles right out of the box.

With CSE’s VPNaaS, you can:

• Ditch the client clutter: No more manual connections or complex installs. Users get fast, seamless access to what they need.
• Strengthen your security: CSE verifies user identity and device health continuously — not just once at login.
• Gain granular control: Only the apps and data a user needs. Nothing more. If something goes wrong, damage is contained.
• Scale effortlessly: Whether you’re adding remote employees or growing your cloud footprint, CSE grows with you.

Start Simple — And Build Toward Zero Trust

Maybe you’ve heard of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) but felt like it was too complex or too far off. That’s what makes VPNaaS such a smart starting point — it gives you immediate wins in security, manageability and performance without needing a complete overhaul. And as you grow, CSE grows with you — expanding into a full Zero Trust architecture at your pace.

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Let’s make remote access a strength — not a liability.