Is It Time to Scrap VPN?

Published 2026-10-30

Many companies have for a long time used VPNs to protect access to their internal systems. Now the industry is questioning whether the technology is still sufficient to protect sensitive information. The IT magazine Computer Sweden addresses the issue in an article about the future of VPNs.

A VPN, or virtual private network, was created for a time when most employees worked in the office. With a VPN connection, people could connect from home or while traveling and access the company network in a secure way. That work environment no longer exists in the same way, however. Today many employees use cloud services, work remotely and log in from different devices.

According to the article, VPNs have nevertheless continued to be used in many organizations. The problem, according to the text, is that an attacker who manages to get into a network can move on to other parts of the system. The tools Cobalt Strike and BloodHound are mentioned as examples. These programs are used by attackers, but also by security experts who test companies' systems to find weaknesses.

The question of whether VPNs should be scrapped is thus about how companies should protect their systems in the future. The industry is discussing, among other things, new security models in which every user and device is checked separately before access is granted. The article does not give a clear answer as to whether VPNs should be abolished entirely, but it shows that many organizations need to review their security solutions.

Sources: Computer Sweden

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