The Google Workspace integration detects a variety of data loss prevention, account misconfiguration, and user security risks in an integrated Google Workspace account that could leave you and your organization vulnerable.
This integration covers the following Google Workspace products:
These permissions follow the principle of least privilege to ensure that only the minimum required access is granted. To learn more about each permission, refer to the Google Workspace Admin SDK Directory API ↗.
Security findings
The Google Workspace integration currently scans for the following findings, or security risks. Findings are grouped by category and then ordered by severity level.
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User account settings
Finding type
FindingTypeID
Severity
Description
Google Workspace: Admin user with two-factor authentication disabled
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Critical
An administrator in Google Workspace does not have two-factor authentication enabled.
Google Workspace: User with two-factor authentication disabled
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High
A user in Google Workspace does not have two-factor authentication enabled.
Google Workspace: User without recovery email
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Low
A user in Google Workspace does not have a recovery email set.
Google Workspace: User without recovery phone number
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Low
A user in Google Workspace does not have a recovery phone number set.
Inactive or suspended users
Finding type
FindingTypeID
Severity
Description
Google Workspace: Inactive admin user
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Medium
An administrator account in Google Workspace has not logged in for 30 days.
Google Workspace: Suspended admin user
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Medium
An administrator account in Google Workspace is suspended.
Google Workspace: Inactive user
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Low
A user account in Google Workspace has not logged in for 30 days.
Google Workspace: Suspended user
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Low
A user account in Google Workspace is suspended.
File sharing
Finding type
FindingTypeID
Severity
Description
Google Workspace: File publicly accessible with edit access
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Critical
A Google Drive file is publicly accessible on the Internet that anyone can read or write.
Google Workspace: File publicly accessible with view access
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High
A Google Drive file is publicly accessible on the Internet that anyone can read.
Google Workspace: File shared outside company with edit access
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High
A Google Drive file is shared with another organization or outside party with read and write permissions.
Google Workspace: File shared outside company with view access
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Medium
A Google Drive file is shared with another organization or outside party with read permissions.
Google Workspace: File shared company-wide with edit access
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Medium
A Google Drive file is shared with the entire company with read and write permissions.
Google Workspace: File shared company-wide with view access
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Medium
A Google Drive file is shared with the entire company with read permissions.
Calendar sharing
Finding type
FindingTypeID
Severity
Description
Google Workspace: Calendar is publicly accessible
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Medium
A user's Google Calendar is publicly accessible on the Internet that anyone can read.
Data Loss Prevention (optional)
These findings will only appear if you added DLP profiles to your CASB integration.
Finding type
FindingTypeID
Severity
Description
Google Workspace: File publicly accessible with edit access with DLP Profile match
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Critical
A Google Drive file contains sensitive data that anyone on the Internet can read or write.
Google Workspace: File publicly accessible with view access with DLP Profile match
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High
A Google Drive file contains sensitive data that anyone on the Internet can read.
Google Workspace: File shared outside company with edit access with DLP Profile match
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High
A Google Drive file contains sensitive data that anyone the file is shared to can read.
Google Workspace: File shared company-wide with edit access with DLP Profile match
5b2ad0d2-f35f-47a3-96cb-6e8fbb1fcb36
Medium
A Google Drive file contains sensitive data that anyone in your organization can read or write.
Google Workspace: File shared company-wide with view access with DLP Profile match
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Medium
A Google Drive file contains sensitive data that anyone in your organization can read.
Google Workspace: File shared outside company with view access with DLP Profile match
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Medium
A Google Drive file contains sensitive data that anyone the file is shared to can read.
Third-party apps
Finding type
FindingTypeID
Severity
Description
Google Workspace: Installed 3rd-party app with Drive access
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High
A third-party application has been granted permissions to a user's Google Drive.
Google Workspace: Installed 3rd-party app with Gmail access
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High
A third-party application has been granted permissions to a user's Gmail.
Google Workspace: Installed 3rd-party app with Google Docs access
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Medium
A third-party application has been granted permissions to a user's Google Documents.
Google Workspace: Installed 3rd-party app with Google Calendar access
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Medium
A third-party application has been granted permissions to a user's Google Calendar.
Google Workspace: Installed 3rd-party app with Google Slides access
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Medium
A third-party application has been granted permissions to a user's Google Slides.
Google Workspace: Installed 3rd-party app with Google Sheets access
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Medium
A third-party application has been granted permissions to a user's Google Sheets.
Google Workspace: Installed 3rd-party app with Google Sign In access
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Low
A user has used their Google Workspace account to sign up for a third party service.
Gmail administrator settings
Finding type
FindingTypeID
Severity
Description
Google Workspace: Domain SPF record allows any IP address
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High
A Google Workspace Domain SPF record allows any email to be sent from any IP address on your behalf.
Google Workspace: Domain SPF record not present
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Medium
An SPF record does not exist for a Google Workspace Domain.
Google Workspace: Domain DMARC record not present
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Medium
A DMARC record does not exist for a Google Workspace Domain.
Google Workspace: Domain DMARC not enforced
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Medium
A DMARC record for a Google Workspace Domain is not enforced.
Google Workspace: Domain DMARC not enforced for subdomains
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Medium
A DMARC record for a Google Workspace Subdomain is not configured to quarantine or reject messages that fail authentication.
Google Workspace: Domain DMARC only partially enforced
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Medium
A DMARC record for a Google Workspace Domain is not configured to quarantine or reject messages that fail authentication.
Email forwarding
Finding type
FindingTypeID
Severity
Description
Google Workspace: User delegates email access
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High
A user has delegated access to their inbox to another party. Delegates can read, send, and delete messages on the user's behalf.
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