Tailscale is a technology company founded in 2019 by former Google engineers, including CEO Avery Pennarun and CTO David Crawshaw. Based in Canada, Tailscale focuses on creating secure, simple, and scalable peer-to-peer networks that enable devices and users to connect seamlessly across the internet. The company aims to simplify networking by reintroducing direct, secure connections between devices, effectively transforming local area networks into mesh networks. Tailscale offers a secure VPN alternative built on the open-source WireGuard protocol, which establishes encrypted connections directly between devices without routing traffic through centralized gateways. Its core components include client applications for user devices and a coordination server that manages authentication and access control while ensuring user data privacy. The product supports decentralized zero-trust network architecture, making it suitable for personal remote access, business connectivity, and DevOps team collaboration. Tailscale serves a diverse range of customers, from individual developers to IT teams, with over 10,000 organizations using its solutions worldwide.
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Aperture is an AI-focused product that allows users to build with AI safely.
Tailscale introduces how Aperture helps manage and secure AI agents, preventing risky combinations of capabilities. This is relevant for MSPs looking to offer AI governance and security services to clients.
Read moreFounded
2019
Employees
270
Industry
information technology & services
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tailscale provides a transparent post-mortem on a security incident, explaining how Tailscale itself was not exploited but reflects on broader security implications. This demonstrates Tailscale's commitment to security and transparency, crucial for MSPs evaluating vendor reliability for client environments.
Tailscale's Aperture offers insights into the true cost of AI coding agent subscriptions, a valuable tool for MSPs to manage and report on client AI resource consumption and billing.
Read moreTailscale's new Aperture product provides comprehensive audit trails for AI agent activities, enabling MSPs to ensure security and compliance for client AI deployments.
Read moreTailscale announced an integration with Border0, offering a solution to secure databases, Kubernetes, and SSH by tying every connection to a real person. This provides MSPs with enhanced access control and security tools for client infrastructure.
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