Workspace now includes a confirmation popup to protect corporate users against unauthorized modifications.
Google Workspace has stated that it is increasing security measures for its business-oriented accounts in its fight against hackers.
Google is launching an additional review phase that will seek more verification if an activity is judged as risky. To safeguard users against cyber-attacks Google is being cautious, hacking may have more far-reaching effects on the account owner or the company to which it belongs than it is deemed.
If Google thinks you – or a hacker – attempts to make modifications that may have long-term consequences, a new “Verify It’s You” popup will request confirmation. It will be a two-factor authentication (2FA) to make certain that you are the account holder.
Google Workspace security
The software giant wants to emphasize that the increased security upgrade does not affect SAML accounts. The only accounts that utilize Google as their identity provider are supported
The improved security measures are already being implemented. They are now available to both admin and end users of Google Workspace, as well as traditional G Suite Basic and G Suite Business clients.
Any questionable behavior will be tracked and recorded as an audit, which accounts administrators will be able to see. There are no changes for end users, other than maybe a few extra verification pop-ups.
Earlier this summer Google’s commitment to protecting its users from cybersecurity attacks was questioned. Often admin users receive new notifications whenever critical and sensitive changes to their configurations, such as primary admin changes, SSO profile additions, and password resets, were made.
Google takes its user data security very seriously. This upgrade came about a month after client-side encryption was strengthened with greater monitoring of data flows to and from the EU. We are certain that it will be among one of several updates that will arrive each year as the tech giant cracks down on cybersecurity breaches.
