Nearly half of IT, security, and engineering professionals (49%) say their access infrastructure is not scalable.

July 22, 2025

Nearly half of IT, security, and engineering professionals (49%) say their access infrastructure is not scalable. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Tailscale in July 2025. It covers topics including Secure access infrastructure. The original data appears in The State of Zero Trust. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Nearly half of IT, security, and engineering professionals (49%) say their access infrastructure is not scalable. This data was published by Tailscale and covers Secure access infrastructure.

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This statistic comes from The State of Zero Trust, published by Tailscale on July 22, 2025.

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Nearly half of IT, security, and engineering professionals (49%) say their access infrastructure is not scalable.

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