# Is VPN or Zero Trust Access Best for Remote Working Security?

DevFeed: [Is VPN or Zero Trust Access Best for Remote Working Security?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/is-vpn-or-zero-trust-access-best-for-remote-working-security-29955.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/vpn-or-zero-trust/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Sheekha Singh)

Published: 2022-06-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [zero trust network access](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zero-trust-network-access.md>), [Virtual Private Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpn.md>), [Zero Trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zero-trust.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [remote access](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/remote-access.md>), [ZTNA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ztna.md>)

Tags: [remote-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-access.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpn.md>), [zero-trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-trust.md>), [zero-trust-network-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-trust-network-access.md>), [ztna](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ztna.md>)

## AI overview

This article compares VPN-based remote access with Zero Trust Network Access for remote working security. It describes VPN benefits and limitations, including broad network access, weaker granularity, slower connections as usage grows, and management complexity, then introduces zero trust as an alternative and outlines the transition to a zero-trust architecture.

## Source excerpt

This article will explore how zero trust access is a better alternative than a VPN for remote working.