Google's Beyond Zero: Enterprise Security for the AI Era
We are moving beyond traditional zero trust because AI agents access data at machine speed, overwhelming legacy systems. Our new Beyond Zero model shifts security boundaries from applications to individual actions, combining static policies with dynamic, AI-driven reasoning. This approach enables real-time, risk-based authorization for both humans and agents, creating a self-defending enterprise capable of handling millions of decisions per second without disrupting productivity.
The assumptions underpinning BeyondCorp—that accessors are human, that actions occur at human speed, and that applications are the correct boundary for trust—are no longer sufficient.