{"id":32127,"date":"2026-09-17T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=32127"},"modified":"2026-08-31T08:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:02:15","slug":"perimeter-security-vs-zero-trust-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/perimeter-security-vs-zero-trust-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Perimeter Security vs Zero Trust Access: How the Rules of Network Security are Changing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32127\" class=\"elementor elementor-32127\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0215e37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0215e37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0bd0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae0bd0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the conversation of perimeter security vs <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/best-zero-trust-access-control-systems-for-businesses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero Trust access<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u2019s important to understand what falls under the concept of traditional perimeter protection. A big reason this comparison exists is to showcase the known limitations of traditional security measures in IT.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As many companies face an increasing dependency on cloud tools and remote workers, there\u2019s a growing interest in the Zero Trust framework. For this article, you\u2019re getting a clear comparison of perimeter security vs Zero Trust to see where modern solutions fill the security gaps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4cb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a4cb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3359fb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3359fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perimeter security remains a must-have defense strategy for business networks<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero Trust framework limits access based on users, devices, and internal resources<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote work and cloud adoption are changing the scope of traditional network security<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZTNA can reduce exposure from compromised accounts and devices<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combining both of these approaches can create a more adaptable and robust security strategy<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a6d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84a6d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rethinking the Traditional Network Security Model\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0ab7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba0ab7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scope of traditional network and information security focuses on creating a strong perimeter around your business infrastructure. For those still working with on-prem environments, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hardware like firewalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, VPN and access controls are still vital tools.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of a complete overhaul of traditional perimeter security, you\u2019re looking at more of a combination between that and new cybersecurity frameworks. This is where Zero Trust enters the conversation, as it\u2019s a supporting layer designed to continuously verify users and devices across your network.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1663b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1663b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/category\/2026-sonicwall-cyber-deals.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29035\" alt=\"SonicWall Cyber Deals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Cyber-Deal-Banner-Cat-pages-2-768x120.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6a75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ba6a75b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e698cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e698cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Perimeter Security for Business Networks?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da9737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da9737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help clean up any confusion here, perimeter security is there to protect the boundary between your business network and external traffic. For example, firewalls are a leading component to this, which include VPNs, intrusion prevention, web filtering, and much more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quick overview of what perimeter security is all about:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Security Goal: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protect the business network by controlling and filtering traffic at the network perimeter<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Access Control: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relies on predefined rules and policies to determine which traffic is allowed<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Identity: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User and device identity can influence access decisions, but network location tends to play a large role here<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Visibility: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitors traffic entering, leaving, and moving through protected network infrastructure<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Best Fit: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well suited for companies with centralized infrastructure, on-prem systems, and defined network boundaries<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if this sounds like more than enough for reliable network door access control, that unfortunately, isn\u2019t the reality we\u2019re living in. There are many reasons businesses are seeking out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/sonicwall-cloud-secure-edge-cse.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best ZTNA solutions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it has a lot to do with the advancement of modern cyber threats.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ca251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6ca251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5ec55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e5ec55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZTNA moves away from the traditional scope of perimeter security, where network access doesn\u2019t necessarily equate to a trusted connection. Moreover, the design of this framework is centered around least-privilege access. This ensures users only end up with access to tools and resources that are relevant to their core responsibilities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below offers a bit more insight into what Zero Trust access is all about:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Security Goal: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limit access to authorized resources and reduce unnecessary exposure<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Access Control: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grants access based on identity, device status, and your security policies<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Identity: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User and device identity are central factors in determining access<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Visibility: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides greater control over which users can access specific resources or apps<\/span><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Best Fit: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great for companies and IT teams handling remote workforces, expanding cloud infrastructure, and distributed networks<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyber <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/enterprise-firewall\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">security measures for organizations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will always come with a long list of to-dos. However, the reality of today\u2019s cyber risks gives you more than enough reasons to stay informed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to sort through all of the technical noise in cybersecurity, it starts with a deep understanding of your network demands. From there, you can take that information and size it up against network and information security solutions. Whether it\u2019s new firewall hardware, shifting security policies, or adopting newer frameworks, you\u2019ll know what you need.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0fac73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0fac73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perimeter Security vs Zero Trust Access Direct Comparison\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecbaa83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecbaa83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you go choosing one over the other, I want to offer a quick reminder that both security models here aim to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sophos\/central.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protect business resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. All you\u2019re dealing with here are different security focal points and capabilities. To help you avoid any confusion down the road, give the comparison table below a quick read-through.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713d9aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"713d9aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-218\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-218\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Focus Area<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Perimeter Security<\/strong> <\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Zero Trust Network Access<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Security Control<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Controls traffic entering and leaving the network<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Controls access to individual apps and resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Remote Access<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Commonly relies on VPNs to extend network access<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Provides access without requiring broad network connectivity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Risk Exposure<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Access beyond the perimeter can increase internal exposure<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Limits access to reduce the impact of compromised accounts or devices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Management Model<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Relies heavily on centralized network policies and controls<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Uses more granular policies tied to users, devices, and resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Business Scalability<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Can become harder to manage as environments become distributed<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Designed to scale across cloud, remote, and distributed environments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-218 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4456022 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4456022\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072eb71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072eb71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key differentiator is where security decisions are made, not making one or the other the whole of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your security strategy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You want to create a layered defense, one that can face modern threats, and that requires changing the goal posts on your strategy from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f4d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2f4d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28648 lazyload\" alt=\"Managed services offering 24\/7 security and network oversight from Firewalls.com\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3-768x120.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/200;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686a5fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"686a5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9da38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba9da38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Final Thoughts\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38354bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38354bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t get me wrong, perimeter security is still a very valuable component to business network security. Then again, modern cyber threats are more aggressive than ever, and that Zero Trust framework is a must.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes down to perimeter security vs Zero Trust, integration and the exact layers involved can be trickier to navigate on your own. That\u2019s where our network engineers at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firewalls.com can assist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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<\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2641\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-983dc6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"983dc6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b3462 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6b3462\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, Zero Trust Network Access can complement perimeter-focused security by adding more granular controls for users, devices, apps, and more.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2642\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2642\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Why are Businesses Adopting the Zero Trust Framework? 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<\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2644\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a05f4ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a05f4ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abcf0f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abcf0f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It depends on the organization\u2019s infrastructure, workforce, apps, and overall security requirements. 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