--- title: "Replace your legacy VPN" id: "33223" type: "page" slug: "replace-your-legacy-vpn" published_at: "2026-06-22T09:11:04+00:00" modified_at: "2026-07-14T08:35:30+00:00" url: "https://www.kitecyber.com/solutions/replace-your-legacy-vpn/" markdown_url: "https://www.kitecyber.com/solutions/replace-your-legacy-vpn.md" excerpt: "Zero Trust Network Access — Infra Shield Replace your legacy VPN with always-on Zero Trustaccess Give your team seamless, least-privilege […]" --- - Zero Trust Network Access — Infra Shield # Replace your legacy VPN with always-on Zero Trust access Give your team seamless, least-privilege access to every cloud and private app — with no connecting or disconnecting, no passwords or account details to steal, and nothing exposed to the internet. Kitecyber Infra Shield runs on the endpoint and is built entirely on [device trust](https://www.kitecyber.com/glossary/device-trust/) . [Start Free Trial](https://www.kitecyber.com/free-trial-subscription/) [Request A Demo](https://www.kitecyber.com/request-a-demo/) - Passwordless, device-trust access - Deploys in a day or two [https://www.capterra.in/software/1072155/Kitecyber](https://www.capterra.in/software/1072155/Kitecyber) [https://www.getapp.com/finance-accounting-software/a/kitecyber/](https://www.getapp.com/finance-accounting-software/a/kitecyber/) [https://www.softwareadvice.com/product/524332-Kitecyber/](https://www.softwareadvice.com/product/524332-Kitecyber/) [https://www.g2.com/products/kitecyber/reviews/kitecyber-review-11297499](https://www.g2.com/products/kitecyber/reviews/kitecyber-review-11297499) ## Trusted by Renowned Customers & Partners [Why replace your VPN](#why-replace-your-vpn) [The Kitecyber difference](#the-kitecyber-difference) [Capabilities](#capabilities) [Why Kitecyber](#why-kitecyber) [Use cases](#use-cases) [FAQs](#faq) - Why replace your VPN ## Legacy VPNs were built for offices, not the cloud VPNs grant broad network access once a password checks out — trusting anyone inside, slowing everyone down, and leaving credentials to steal. That model doesn’t fit a multi-cloud, hybrid workforce. ### Credentials to steal Password-based access invites [phishing](https://www.kitecyber.com/glossary/phishing-2/) and credential theft the entry point for most breaches. ### Over-broad network access Once inside, users (and attackers) can move laterally across the whole network. ### Slow, clunky, costly Connect/disconnect friction, appliance bottlenecks, painful scaling, and constant CVE patching. - The Kitecyber difference ## Three reasons it’s not just a better VPN Kitecyber Infra Shield rethinks remote access from the endpoint up — so access is seamless, always on, and impossible to phish. ### Seamless multi-cloud access Reach AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Digital Ocean, your datacenter and private apps from a single agent. No separate clients, tunnels or jump boxes per environment — every resource is one seamless click away. ### Always on — nothing to connect Secure access is continuous and invisible. There’s no VPN to switch on or off, no tunnels to drop, no reconnecting after a coffee break. The right access is simply always there, enforced in the background. ### No passwords to steal Access is granted on verified [device trust](https://www.kitecyber.com/glossary/device-trust/) , not credentials. There are no passwords or account details for attackers to phish or reuse — removing the most common path to a breach entirely. - Capabilities ## Everything your VPN did — done the Zero Trust way - Just-in-time access ## Least-privilege access to infrastructure Give precise, time-bound access to private subnets instead of the whole network — so exposure shrinks and [lateral movement](https://www.kitecyber.com/glossary/lateral-movement/) has nowhere to go. - Time-bound, precise access to private subnets - Assign subnets to specific groups, users or geographies - Least-privilege enforcement stops lateral movement & insider risk - Real-time view of CPU, memory, device status & event logs - Identity & device trust ## Verify the user and the device, every time Integrate your existing identity provider and add [device trust](https://www.kitecyber.com/glossary/device-trust/) on top, so only verified people on healthy, managed devices ever reach a resource — and apps stay invisible to everyone else. - Integrates with Okta, Google & Microsoft IAM - Sync groups and apply access policies centrally - Device Trust Auth — verified users & devices only - Apps hidden from the public internet to shrink the attack surface - Before & after ## What changes when you retire the VPN Kitecyber runs a lightweight agent on every endpoint, sitting exactly where users interact with AI and SaaS apps. That’s how it sees the prompt, the paste and the upload — in context, in real time, before data ever leaves. - Before Legacy VPN - VPNs grant excessive access, exposing the entire network. - Remote users face slow, unreliable connect/disconnect. - Scaling appliances is expensive and inefficient. - Lateral movement goes undetected once inside. - Stolen passwords open the door to the network. - After Kitecyber Infra Shield - Least-privilege access — users reach only what they need. - Fast, always-on access from anywhere, nothing to toggle. - Scales effortlessly with no appliances to manage. - Lateral threats stopped and surfaced in real time. - No passwords to phish — access is device-trust based. - Why Kitecyber ## Infra Shield vs legacy VPN vs cloud ZTNA | Public & private access | Kitecyber Infra Shield | Legacy VPN | Cloud ZTNA | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Protection from credential theft | Yes Passwordless, device trust | No Requires password | No Requires password | | Multi-cloud + private access | Yes AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, on-prem | Limited Per-tunnel setup | Yes | | Always-on access/h4> | Yes No connect / disconnect | No Manual tunnels | Partial | | Security & privacy | High Self-hosted or SaaS, E2E encrypted | High Self-managed | Low 3rd-party cloud decryption | | Performance & scaling | High No backhaul or hairpinning | Poor Appliance throughput limits | Poor Decrypt / re-encrypt hairpin | | Onboarding | Minutes Zero-touch provisioning | Weeks Professional services | Complex Professional services | | Upgrades | Seamless No user intervention | Complex CVEs & planning | Seamless | - Use cases ## Where teams put Infra Shield to work ### Security Enforce passwordless, least-privilege access, block unmanaged devices, and prevent credential-based attacks. ### IT operations Eliminate tunnel sprawl with direct access, enable seamless onboarding/offboarding, and cut operational overhead. ### Compliance & access control Stay audit-ready: log every access path, enforce policy, and enable continuous monitoring. - Get started ## Retire the VPN. Keep the access. See passwordless, always-on Zero Trust access to all your clouds and private apps — live, in about 20 minutes. [Request A Demo](https://www.kitecyber.com/request-a-demo/) [Start Free Trial](https://www.kitecyber.com/free-trial-subscription/) ## Questions ## Replacing your VPN, answered [How is this different from a traditional VPN?](#collapse-63098cb6a670162f2102) A VPN authenticates once with a password and then grants broad access to the whole network. Infra Shield grants **least-privilege access** to only the specific resources a user needs, verifies the device on every request, and keeps apps hidden from the public internet — with no password to steal and nothing to connect or disconnect. [What does “always-on” access mean in practice?](#collapse-96023976a670162f2102) Secure access runs continuously in the background on the endpoint. Users don’t launch a client, start a tunnel or reconnect after idling — the right access is simply present whenever they’re on a verified device, and policy is enforced the whole time. [How can it work without passwords?](#collapse-31e476f6a670162f2102) Access is based on **[device trust](https://www.kitecyber.com/glossary/device-trust/)** plus your identity provider, not a shared secret. Because there’s no password or account credential tied to network access, there’s nothing for an attacker to phish, guess or reuse — removing the most common breach path. [Can it connect to multiple clouds at once?](#collapse-a8ee7786a670162f2102) Yes. A single agent gives seamless access across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Digital Ocean, on-prem datacenters and internal apps — no separate clients or per-cloud tunnels. You assign subnets to specific groups, users or geographies. [How long does it take to deploy?](#collapse-d3917416a670162f2102) Most teams are up and running in a day or two with zero-touch provisioning — versus the weeks of professional services a legacy VPN or cloud ZTNA rollout typically needs. Upgrades are seamless and require no user intervention. [Can I keep my own infrastructure or run it as SaaS?](#collapse-5b196136a670162f2102) Both. Infra Shield is flexible — bring your own infrastructure and encryption keys, or run it as SaaS. Either way it’s end-to-end encrypted, with no third-party cloud decrypting your traffic. [Does it stop lateral movement?](#collapse-2030cc46a670162f2102) Yes. Because access is least-privilege and resource-specific rather than network-wide, a compromised user or device can’t roam the network. Real-time monitoring surfaces and stops lateral threats.