Zero-trust security | Google Workspace
Google Workspace provides advanced zero-trust security capabilities that verify every user and device before granting access. This offers granular access and data controls to help protect businesses against data loss.
Zero-trust security is a framework that requires all users to be authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated before being able to access applications and data. It operates on the principle of 'never trust, always verify', treating every access request as if it originated from an untrusted individual or device. This means that users must undergo strict identity verification and authorization checks each time they attempt to access resources, regardless of their location or device.
Zero trust assumes that security breaches are inevitable and takes a proactive approach to detect and respond to threats. In today's ever-evolving threat landscape, defining a zero-trust strategy is a necessary and ongoing journey that requires a comprehensive approach involving people, processes, and technology to secure an organization's data and applications. The benefits of implementing zero trust are worth the investment.
Key Benefits of Zero Trust:
- Improved security: Zero trust can reduce the attack surface and make it more difficult for attackers to gain access to – and move laterally within – a network, minimizing data exfiltration and the exposure of sensitive information.
- Enhanced user experience: Zero trust can simplify access management configurations for IT teams and provide a seamless experience for users, even when they are accessing resources from outside the network, using different devices, or in different locations.
- Increased agility: Zero trust can enable organizations to more easily adopt new technologies and cloud services, reducing friction in deployment, user authentication, and authorization management.
Core Principles of Zero Trust:
Least privilege access: Individuals are granted the minimum level of access necessary to perform their tasks, reducing the risk and impact of data breaches and unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Context-aware access: Access decisions are based on factors like user identity, device type, OS version, location, and data sensitivity, ensuring secure access even in varied scenarios.
Continuous evaluation: User and device identities are continuously verified throughout each session, with advanced analytics and automation used to identify and mitigate potential risks.
Implement context-aware access to plan access policies and enforce granular access policies based on attributes like device security and location.
Leverage AI for automatic and continuous data classification and labeling, and implement tailored data loss prevention (DLP) policies to protect sensitive data.
Protect company data across various devices by managing device access, erasing data remotely, and integrating with third-party solutions for unified endpoint management.
Google Workspace has improved the ability to operate securely and communicate effectively, especially during network outages and natural disasters. Single sign-on (SSO) with two-factor authentication (2FA) simplifies user authentication and access from any location and device, enabling seamless remote work transitions with minimal impact on operations.
Get started today with a secure zero-trust approach using Google Workspace.
