Simplify and Secure Your Digital Workspace with JumpCloud & Google Workspace

IT management today can feel like navigating a complex maze. The biggest recurring challenge for IT teams of all sizes is the sheer complexity of wrangling devices and user identities across an ever-expanding array of platforms.

The challenge often feels overwhelming because:

• Every Device Has Its Own Rules: From corporate laptops to personal phones used for work, each device type often requires its own management solution, creating fragmented control.
• Identities Are Everywhere: One user having multiple login IDs is a common reality. Managing access to cloud apps, internal systems, and various services means identities are scattered, leading to inconsistencies and security risks.
• Visibility is Lacking: Without a centralized view, tracking who is accessing what, from which device, and when, becomes incredibly difficult..
• Manual Processes Dominate: Trying to manually synchronize data or enforce policies across these disparate systems is a recipe for errors and burnout.

The persistent struggle with fragmented devices and identity management isn’t just an inconvenience. It directly impacts an organization’s security posture, operational efficiency, and even employee productivity. It’s the foundational problem many IT teams are wrestling with daily.

That’s why JumpCloud and Google Workspace have joined forces to create a unified solution designed to simplify and secure your IT operations, no matter the size of your team.

Imagine having complete visibility and control over every application your employees access, while ensuring their devices align with your established Google Workspace identities and security protocols. This partnership provides exactly that – a streamlined approach to managing your digital workspace.

Let’s look at some of the powerful new capabilities JumpCloud has recently added which Google Workspace administrators can now leverage:

Enhanced Device Trust with Managed Chrome Policies

Our integration with Chrome Enterprise is a game-changer for device trust. By seamlessly combining JumpCloud’s robust Conditional Access Policies (CAP) with the managed power of Chrome browsers and profiles, organizations gain an incredibly flexible and scalable way to enforce security right at the browser level.

This becomes an extra layer of intelligent security. When you combine Chrome’s secure browsing capabilities with JumpCloud’s context-aware access controls, along with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), your organization’s security posture is automatically elevated. This powerful combination significantly reduces the risk of unauthorized access, even from devices that might be non-compliant or harbor security vulnerabilities.

With this layered approach, you can:

• Granularly Enforce Access: Define access rules based on both browser compliance and specific user context, ensuring the right people have the right access under the right conditions.
• Restrict Non-Compliant Browsers: Take control by limiting access to critical applications for users attempting to use non-Chrome browsers.
• Protect Data at the Browser Level: Leverage Chrome’s built-in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) features, extending your data security even to personal devices.
• Amplify Security with MFA: Require additional authentication via JumpCloud’s MFA when a device’s trust signals don’t meet your compliance standards, adding a vital layer of verification.

Deeper SaaS Visibility with the Google Workspace Connector

Gaining a clear understanding of your organization’s SaaS usage is now easier than ever with JumpCloud’s Google Workspace connector. By directly integrating with your Google Workspace environment, this powerful tool provides unprecedented visibility into your SaaS activity.

It automatically detects all logins and user accounts (including service accounts), as well as user permissions and their associated access levels. This comprehensive overview empowers you to quickly identify any unauthorized SaaS applications in use.

And when you discover an employee using an unapproved tool, taking action is swift and straightforward:

• Automated Warnings: Implement automated alerts to notify users about unauthorized app usage.
• Blocking Access: Immediately prevent access to the identified unauthorized application.
• Alternative App Suggestions: Guide users towards approved and secure alternatives.

Enhance Android Enrollment Security with Google Authentication 

For organizations leveraging Enterprise Google accounts for Android Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) registration through JumpCloud, you now have an added layer of security at your fingertips: end-user authentication during device enrollment.

This feature allows you to require users to authenticate with their Google credentials as part of the device enrollment process, providing an extra step to ensure only authorized individuals are setting up managed devices.

Note: This functionality is specifically designed for JumpCloud Android EMM tenants registered with an Enterprise Google Admin Account only. It does not apply to Managed Google Play accounts (i.e. those ending in @gmail.com).

Key benefits include:

• Strengthened Security: Ensure only authorized individuals can set up managed devices, preventing unauthorized access and bolstering your overall security posture.
• Improved User Verification: Minimize unknown risks or unauthorized devices entering your managed environment.
• Better User Experience: Streamline the enrollment process for legitimate users already accustomed to their Google login.
• Enhanced Control Over Device Enrollment: Greater control over who can enroll devices within your organization’s Android EMM framework, contributing to a more secure and managed mobile ecosystem.

Seamless User Imports from Google Workspace to JumpCloud

Integrating your Google Workspace with JumpCloud offers a streamlined approach to user management, enhancing efficiency and security across your organization. Once you’ve authorized the sync between the two platforms, the power to centrally manage your Google Workspace users directly from JumpCloud becomes a reality.

Here’s how associating your Google Workspace users with JumpCloud benefits your IT operations:

• Centralized User Management: By associating your Google Workspace directory with JumpCloud, you gain a single pane of glass for managing user access to both JumpCloud-managed resources and your entire Google Workspace ecosystem. This simplifies onboarding, offboarding, and day-to-day user administration.
• Enhanced Security Through Immediate Suspension: When a user is removed from a linked Google Workspace directory within JumpCloud, their Google Workspace account is immediately suspended, and any active Google sessions are terminated. This reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized access and helps maintain a secure environment.
• Consistent Offboarding Processes: Ensure a clean and consistent offboarding experience. Removing a user’s access through JumpCloud automatically suspends their Google Workspace account, preventing potential data breaches or unauthorized access to sensitive information.
• Reduced Administrative Overhead: Automating the association and de-association of users with your Google Workspace directory through JumpCloud saves valuable IT time and resources. 
• Leverage JumpCloud’s Comprehensive Management Capabilities: By associating your Google Workspace users, you can extend JumpCloud’s powerful identity and access management features to your Google environment. This includes applying consistent security policies, managing device access, and leveraging other JumpCloud functionalities.

Your digital workspace, better than ever with JumpCloud and Google

JumpCloud and Google Workspace empowers IT teams to streamline operations, enhance security, and gain the control they need in today’s complex digital landscape. Try it today to learn how using JumpCloud with Google Workspace will benefit your organization.