File under about bloody time: Google Apps gets remote working security
By Davey Winder in Editorial
Posted in Blog, Google, Internet on
It has been a long while coming, but following the acquisition of Postini by Google last year the enterprise version of Google Apps is finally getting the security it deserves and its users demanded. The new Google Web Security for Enterprise is now available as a web service and incorporates real-time malware protection along with policy enforcement and URL filtering.
Tim Johnson, a Google Product Marketing Manager, has blogged about how it enables “the safe, productive use of the web, without incurring hardware, upfront capital, or IT management costs” although I am not sure where that left enterprises who were using Google Apps for their business remotely up until now. The free add-on extends the kind of security that in-house workers enjoyed to off-network ones as well, which is of course good news albeit bloody late in the day if you ask me.
“Protecting off-network users used to require them to connect via a VPN when they were out of the office — often with mixed results” Johnson admits “With this new feature, all off-network users’ web traffic is automatically directed to scanning infrastructure to enforce your policies and protect their computers, requiring no action on the part of individuals. It’s easy to deploy and users can’t tamper with it, ensuring your security and appropriate use policies are always in place.”
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