# How to Connect to SCADA Systems without a VPN

- Link: https://www.agilicus.com/webinar/2022-07-19-misa-scada-without-a-vpn/
- Published: 2022-05-20T17:33:21+00:00
- Author: Don Bowman

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## How to Connect to SCADA Systems without a VPN

Legacy technology solutions like the VPN and other remote access tools are no longer
the optimal solution for connecting to operational technology and critical systems
like SCADA. Learn how to **enable secure** **connectivity for municipal SCADA systems
without a VPN** through a Zero Trust Network Access framework.

In this exclusive webinar for Municipalities, we’ll demonstrate how access to SCADA
and other operational technology resources in a secure network can be gained without
ever exposing them to the public internet.

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## How to Connect to SCADA Systems without a VPN

Legacy technology solutions like the VPN and other remote access tools are no longer
the optimal solution for connecting to operational technology and critical systems
like SCADA. Learn how to **enable secure** **connectivity for municipal SCADA systems
without a VPN** through a Zero Trust Network Access framework.

In this exclusive webinar for Municipalities, we’ll demonstrate how access to SCADA
and other operational technology resources in a secure network can be gained without
ever exposing them to the public internet.

Traditional access tools such as the VPN or TeamViewer are out of date and can no
longer keep up with modern requirements for remote access to Municipal SCADA systems
and operational resources. These traditional tools often lead to a compromise of
convenience over security.

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VPNs are slow, expensive, and introduce cyber risks like lateral network traversal.
They have been the source of high profile cyber breaches [like the Colonial Pipeline attack](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-04/hackers-breached-colonial-pipeline-using-compromised-password).

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Meanwhile remote access tools like TeamViewer perpetuate the risk of weak and shared
credentials. Malicious actors were able to compromise a [water treatment facility in Florida](https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/10/us/florida-water-poison-cyber/index.html)
through a dormant TeamViewer account and attempted to poison the water supply.

Ensuring a high standard of security for these outdated remote access tools often
places an unnecessary burden on technicians, engineers, and third parties or partners.

It’s leaving municipalities to struggle with conflicting demands, trying to balance
convenience and accessibility with security. How can municipal organisations enable
secure remote access and connectivity for their SCADA systems and operational technology
systems quickly and securely without a VPN?

## What You’ll Learn

 1. How to enable remote access to SCADA for maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting
    by authorised employees and third parties
 2. How to reduce the time needed, cost and complexity of connecting to critical systems
    like the SCADA through a Zero Trust Network Architecture.
 3. How to keep these critical systems off of the public internet while extending secure
    access without a VPN.

Join us and learn how municipalities are using Agilicus to secure the SCADA system
at their water treatment facilities while enabling remote access for authorised 
technicians and non-employees.

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#### **Don Bowman, CEO at Agilicus**

Founder and CEO of Agilicus, Don Bowman is an expert in cloud, security, and networking
with 30 years of experience in global Internet, technology, public policy.

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