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Secure your Google Workspace efficiently with just in time access; improve operations, enhance security, restrict unnecessary access, safeguard data.
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Time-bound admin role escalations
Temporary access that is revoked when no longer needed
Faster access for employees and contractors
Audit logs and access reviews
Just-In-Time (JIT) access is a cybersecurity approach that allows for temporary, time-limited access to resources. It minimizes the risk of unauthorized access or compromised credentials by restricting persistent access to systems. In simple terms, it grants permissions only when needed and revokes them immediately after use.
1. Enhanced Least Privilege Access Control: Implementing just-in-time access and privilege escalation in Google Workspace helps stick to the principle of least privilege (PoLP), granting users access only when necessary and for the minimum time required. This minimizes the risk of excessive permissions, reduces the attack surface, and hence strengthens the overall control system.
2. Mitigation of Insider Threats and Human Errors: When permissions are granted only on a timely-needed basis, the possibility of insider threats and inadvertent human errors are significantly reduced. An employee can't exploit permissions if they're not continuously available, and temporary access decreases the chances of mistakes due to continuous working on high-risk tasks.
3. Boosted Operational Efficiency: With just-in-time access, Google Workspace becomes more efficient with real-time permission allocation and revocation. It eliminates the need to continuously manage user's access, saving administrative time, improving productivity, and ensuring that permission-related bottlenecks do not delay crucial tasks.
4. Simplified Compliance Auditing: Just-in-time privilege escalation provides detailed logs of who had access at what time and for what purpose, making it easier to audit and ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations. This feature improves transparency and accountability, which is beneficial during regular checks or incident investigations.
1. Collaborative Projects: Just in time access allows team members to access and work on a shared document in real time and make changes or updates as they go, improving team efficiency and effectiveness.
2. Remote Work: In the current work-from-home scenario, Google Workspace provides employees with access to all necessary work files and tools without having to connect via a corporate server, allowing businesses to operate smoothly in a remote setting.
3. Onboarding & Training: With just in time access, new employees or those being trained can access specific files or folders instantaneously which can help streamline the learning process and create a more interactive environment.
1. Planning.
2. Execution.
3. Maintenance.
By adhering to this structured protocol, you'll be able to efficiently implement a resilient Just-in-Time Access system for Google Workspace.
Entitle provides self-serve access requests, flexible policy workflows, and automated provisioning, to restrict unneeded access across cloud infra and SaaS.
"I like Entitle because it’s one of those tools I can set up and forget about. I never have to go into it and it just works."
Mike Morrato
CISO and Global Head of IT,
Noname Security
Google Workspace is a suite of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools developed by Google. It includes applications such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet, and many others. The software facilitates real-time collaboration, file sharing, and communication, mainly targeted towards businesses and organizations.
Entitle is how cloud-forward companies provide employees with temporary, granular and just-in-time access within their cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications. Entitle easily integrates with your stack, offering self-serve access requests, instant visibility into your cloud entitlements and making user access reviews a breeze.
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