"Most organizations using Google Workspace start with an environment built for collaboration, not resilience. Shared drives, permissive settings, and constant integrations make life easy for employees-and equally easy for attackers. The good news is that Google Workspace provides an excellent security foundation. The challenge lies in properly configuring it, maintaining visibility, and closing the blind spots that Google's native controls leave open."
"MFA is the single most effective way to stop account compromise. In the Googl e Admin console, go to: Security → Authentication → 2-Step Verification Set the policy to "On for everyone". Require security keys (FIDO2) or Google's prompt-based MFA instead of SMS codes. Enforce context-aware access for admins and executives-only allow logins from trusted networks or devices. Even with perfect phishing detection, stolen credentials are inevitable. MFA makes them useless."
Fast-growing startups must secure their Google Workspace environments without hindering operational speed. Begin by enforcing multi-factor authentication globally, preferring security keys or Google prompt and applying context-aware access for high-risk users. Limit Super Admins, assign role-based admin privileges, and enable alerts for privilege changes to prevent single-account total compromise. Tighten sharing defaults by restricting external sharing, disabling broad link access, and auditing shared drives and third-party app integrations. Maintain visibility through logging, alerting, and regular configuration reviews. Prioritize automation and focused controls so small security teams can scale defenses and close blind spots left by native platform defaults.
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