Why is VLAN Segmentation Overhyped in Small Networks?
Mustafa ERBAY
Every new system or network engineer in the industry often starts by segmenting the existing network into slices, all in the name of "securing" it. In my 20 years of field experience, I've seen dozens of colleagues define 15 different VLANs even in 50-user offices, only to be crushed under the weight of their own rules. The answer to the question, Why is VLAN Segmentation Overhyped in Small Networks? , lies in that gray area where theoretical security textbooks clash with practical operational r