Solution Brief: Securing Google Workspace

The Situation

You’re using Google Workspace, or about to, and it’s delivering what you hoped for: flexibility, simplicity, and powerful collaboration tools. But now, security has become a priority. Maybe it’s because of Cyber Essentials, a new contract, or an internal requirement to demonstrate better controls.

That’s when things get complicated. Google’s own security checklist is long and technical, packed with options that assume you already know what each control does. And for many requirements, like endpoint protection, antivirus coverage, or multi-factor authentication, it’s not always clear how they’re supposed to be implemented within Google Workspace.

Whether you’re setting things up for the first time or reviewing an existing environment, you'd like to have confidence that your Google Workspace is configured securely, meets compliance standards, and protects your people and data without adding unnecessary complexity.

What's Important?

Google Workspace includes robust, enterprise-grade security features, but they’re not automatically enabled or tuned. Attackers exploit weak authentication, unrestricted sharing, and unmonitored accounts to access data and move laterally through cloud systems.

Properly configuring Google Workspace is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce those risks. With the right setup, you can prevent unauthorised access, control data sharing, and demonstrate compliance with standards like Cyber Essentials, while keeping the simplicity and collaboration that make Google Workspace appealing in the first place.

Questions to consider

Is multi-factor authentication / 2-Step Verification enforced for all users and admins?
Are email and group collaboration settings filtering advanced phishing and spoofing attempts?
Do you have visibility into suspicious logins, configuration changes, or bulk data exports?
How will you get device security and management capabilities that aren't included with Google Workspace?

How we can help

We help you secure Google Workspace from the ground up, or strengthen what you already have, by implementing Google's security recommendations as well as our own. We'll identify and prioritise the controls that are most relevant for your organisation, and configure every control to align with best practices.

We also help you fill any gaps in Google Workspace needed to meet compliance and certification requirements, such as Cyber Essentials. And once everything’s in place, we keep it that way by monitoring, tuning, and updating as new Google features and security threats emerge.

What You'll Gain

A Google Workspace environment configured to best-practice security standards
Clarity on how your organisation's compliance requirements apply within Google Workspace
Reduced risk of data exposure and unauthorised access
Continuous monitoring and improvement as your organisation grows

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