Security News > 2020 > July > Software-defined perimeters may be the solution to remote work security concerns
The report, based on a survey of IT professionals performed by software company NetMotion, found that VPNs, which have long been the standard way to securely connect remote workers to corporate computing assets, are starting to cause trouble for newly remote workers and organizations alike.
For starters, 89% of remote workers have reported issues accessing data and applications needed to complete work at home, and with 87% of organizations saying they're still using VPNs, there's certainly some overlap.
"For most IT teams, it's almost impossible to get visibility into the devices, networks, and activity of these remote workers-certainly much less than when an employee is in a company office." Sixty-four percent of respondents said that they're unhappy with the level of visibility they have into remote workers, to which NetMotion said SDPs are the ideal solution.
Software Defined Perimeters are a method of remotely connecting to an organizational network and "Extending the perimeter" of that network's security and infrastructure around the remote worker.
A report from the Cloud Security Alliance indicates that SDPs are equally capable of securing both cloud-based and on-premise applications, but NetMotion said in its recommendations in the report that businesses planning to migrate to SDPs should still maintain a VPN "To ensure security and positive user experience."