Google’s new secure login tool for businesses will check for context clues
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/25/17613376/google-context-aware-access-login-security
Google is launching a new form of secure login for business customers it’s calling context-aware access. Instead of relying solely on users to appropriately set up two-factor authentication and manage secure passwords, context-aware access will let system administrators for G Suite businesses put a set of parameters in place that can prevent malicious third parties from accessing secure systems.
These parameters, as the name implies, can now be based on a user’s context: where they’re logging in from, the IP of the machine they’re using, the time of day, and other factors. The news was announced this morning on the second day of the company’s Cloud Next conference in San Francisco.