Authentication: from static credentials to continuous trust evaluation. Traditional VPNs rely on usernames and passwords plus static certificates, and once authentication passes, the user gets full network permissions. That “verify once, allow forever” model already looks quite dangerous in 2024. I have seen more than one company’s VPN taken down by credential-stuffing attacks, with the attacker following the tunnel straight into the internal finance system. They do not even need privilege escalation, they just…

Choosing a remote work solution for SMBs: traditional VPNs carry serious risk, while ZeroTier/Tailscale are unstable and non-compliant in China. A domestic zero trust SDP is the new answer for 2026. Using sTrust as an example, this article explains the side-by-side comparison, the 5-minute deployment process, pricing, and FAQs.