Cloudflare partners with Microsoft to protect joint customers with a Global Zero Trust Network
As a company, we are constantly asking ourselves what we can do to provide more value to our customers, including integrated solutions with our partners. Joint customers benefit from our integrations below with Azure Active Directory by:
First, centralized identity and access management via Azure Active Directory which provides single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and access via conditional authentication.
Second, policy oriented access to specific applications using Cloudflare Access—a VPN replacement service.
Third, an additional layer of security for internal applications by connecting them to Cloudflare global network and not having to open them up to the whole Internet.
Let’s step back a bit.
Why Zero Trust?
Companies of all sizes are faced with an accelerating digital transformation of their IT stack and an increasingly distributed workforce, changing the definition of the security perimeter. We are moving away from the castle and moat model to the whole Internet, requiring security checks for every user accessing every resource. As a result, all companies, especially those whose use of Azure’s broad cloud portfolio is increasing, are adopting Zero Trust architectures as an essential part of their cloud and SaaS journey.
Cloudflare Access provides secure access to Azure hosted applications and Continue reading
