Filling the Most Common Gaps in Google Workspace Security

Google Workspace security can be strong but relies on configurations that many teams overlook, with native tooling showing limits as organisations scale. The piece stresses that securing the cloud office hinges on identifying leverage points that raise resilience without adding overhead, and that Google’s default protections may fail against targeted threats and social engineering.

It recommends practical steps: turn on advanced scanning and malware protection, implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, and enable automatic application of future recommended settings to keep protections current. It also urges moving beyond authentication by enforcing strong MFA—ideally phishing-resistant methods like security keys—while disabling legacy protocols such as POP and IMAP and denying OAuth access by default for unconfigured third-party apps.

Finally, it notes that while Google Workspace offers a solid foundation, augmenting it with tools like Material Security can provide broader visibility, data protection, and proactive detections across emails, files, and accounts. Published on 22 January 2026.