Security News > 2020 > April > Google productises its own not-a-VPN secure remote access tool
The tool is called "BeyondCorp" and the search'n'ad giant deployed it in 2011 to provide access to its own web apps.
Google decided to launch the tool now because it thinks organisations scrambling to deliver apps to suddenly remote workers will appreciate an approach it promises is faster than rolling out a VPN, according to Sunil Patti, general manager and veep of Google's cloud security business.
"Using BeyondCorp Remote Access, you can offload some of the strain on your existing VPN deployment, saving critical capacity for the users who already have access and need it most."
For now BeyondCorp can only enforce access controls for web apps, but can do so on-prem, or in clouds including Google's own.
Pricing has not been revealed, but Google has named a few customers - including Airbnb - that have already used it in production to access the G-Cloud.