Why Regional and Cooperative Banks Can No Longer Rely on Legacy VPNs

The article argues that traditional VPNs are inadequate for India’s regional and cooperative banks amid high attack volumes and RBI compliance pressures, outlining VPN shortcomings (over-privileged access, lack of granular controls, operational complexity, poor remote performance, weak auditability) and advocating a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) model. It promotes Seqrite ZTNA—highlighting support for thick clients, SaaS applications, and centralized policy—as a better fit, cites an anecdotal cooperative bank success, and aligns the approach with RBI’s emphasis on zero trust to improve security, resilience, and audit readiness.