Google rolls out BeyondCorp for secure remote network access without a VPN

guest · Apr 21, 2020

Google rolls out BeyondCorp for secure remote network access without a VPN
April 20, 2020
https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/20/...r-secure-remote-network-access-without-a-vpn/

With the number of employees working at home exploding during coronavirus lockdowns, Google is rolling out a new security service designed to allow remote access of internal systems without using a virtual private network.

BeyondCorp Remote Access is a cloud-based security product based on a system that Google originally built for internal use almost a decade ago. In a blog post, the company says it uses a “zero-trust approach,” which would typically require some kind of additional authentication before granting access to an external source.

When companies want to allow limited access to partners or contractors, it can be tricky to set up a secure but limited set of access rules. At the same time, when the number of remote connections suddenly soars, the VPN architecture may not be equipped to handle the load.
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Google had been trying to simplify its own network access features going back to 2011, leading to the creation of BeyondCorp. The system made it far easier to set specific access policies for a narrow set of users around each internal application.

Inside Google, BeyondCorp avoids the need for a VPN through a design that includes a database of every device authorized to connect, a security certificate installed on that device, and integration with a human resources database that includes information about usernames and group memberships.
The system made it far easier to set specific access policies for a narrow set of users around each internal application.
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Google: Keep your teams working safely with BeyondCorp Remote Access

To help customers solve this problem and get their workers the access they need, today, we’re introducing BeyondCorp Remote Access.
Over time, we plan to offer the same capability, control, and additional protections for virtually any application or resource a user needs to access.

Traditional VPN infrastructure can be difficult for IT teams to deploy and manage for so many new users in a short period of time, and they’re struggling under the load.
But BeyondCorp offers much more than a simpler, more modern VPN replacement. It helps ensure that only the right users access the right information in the right context.
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guest · Oct 13, 2020

Google expands BeyondCorp alliance to push zero trust security
October 13, 2020
https://venturebeat.com/2020/10/13/google-expands-beyondcorp-alliance-to-push-zero-trust-security/

As the number of remote workers continues to soar, Google is expanding efforts to push a new model for security designed around zero trust. Following the release of its BeyondCorp product earlier this year, the company is adding four new partners to help make this standard more effective and easier to implement.

“The need to quickly provide secure access for a newly remote workforce during the early days of COVID-19 drove many organizations to explore new technologies and start down a path towards a zero trust model,” Sampath Srinivas, director of product management for Google Cloud, wrote in a blog post.
With zero trust security, no user is trusted by default, whether they enter a network internally or externally. Typically, such verification for external users was managed by a VPN.
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Earlier this year, Google released BeyondCorp Remote Access, a cloud-based security product based on a system that Google originally built for internal use almost a decade ago.
But that was just a first step. In the blog post, Srinivas said more work needed to be done on zero trust to “democratize this technology, accelerate and ease its adoption to help organizations stay secure, agile, and productive.”
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Google: Democratizing Zero Trust with an expanded BeyondCorp Alliance

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