Cloudflare integration with Microsoft focuses on zero trust for remote environments

January 12, 2023 – Published on SC Magazine

Cloudflare on Thursday announced a new partnership with Microsoft where it would integrate its platform with the software giant so security teams can deploy zero trust more easily in remote environments.

The company promises to make this happen so security teams don’t have to write one line of code, can isolate high-risk users in a remote browser session, and automatically integrate with Azure AD to save manual tasks.

Kevin Converse, IAM practice director at GuidePoint Security, said Cloudflare has announced an expanded relationship with Microsoft that will make Cloudflare’s zero-trust security tools easier than ever to deploy. Through a newly announced integration with Microsoft 365, Cloudflare customers can now quickly and easily configure network protection and application access rules directly in the Microsoft 365 console, explained Converse.

“The integration will allow users to protect corporate networks and devices, and provide access to corporate applications and data, with a zero-trust architecture that blocks malicious traffic and credential theft before it reaches devices or applications,” Converse said. “This integration will improve security while reducing complexity, cost and human error.”

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