Better enterprise security with Tailscale
Blog post from Tailscale
Tailscale offers a solution to enhance enterprise security by creating software-defined perimeters that enforce the principle of least privilege without exposing private networks to the public internet. Built on the WireGuard® protocol, Tailscale provides a zero-trust network overlay that facilitates secure, authenticated connections using identity for fine-grained authorizations. Organizations can integrate Tailscale incrementally with existing infrastructure, simplifying network architecture while improving performance through direct UDP tunnels and NAT traversal. Administrators can automate user and group provisioning via leading identity providers, supporting seamless authentication workflows with SSO and MFA. Tailscale's approach to security emphasizes identity as a key component of defense-in-depth strategies, allowing for the segmentation of networks and reduction of user friction. The platform's privacy-led security model avoids deep packet inspection (DPI), focusing instead on encryption and metadata analysis to reduce alert fatigue and control ingest costs. This approach aligns with NIST's zero-trust principles, ensuring robust security without increasing complexity, and mitigating compliance risks.