Nowadays, it is vital to ensure that you have security risk management for your organization or business. Especially with the evolving technology and different types of working environments, your data is more at risk from malicious software, viruses, hackers, and cyber-attacks. 

In this article, you will learn how you can improve your Google Workspace security protocols to reduce end-user risk and centralize control. 

5. Know Your Data

Run an audit from time to time to determine the exact data sources and where or who they are being shared with. Once you have an idea of how your company uses data and who has access to it, you can easily make changes to your security strategy to prevent data from being hacked. 

To get information on how file sharing exposes your data or to determine who has access to specific data, you can use Google’s file exposure report.

You can also use the audit and investigation page in your Google Admin console to review user and administrator activity in your company. You can also track users and admins for security purposes.

The availability of these features depends on your Cloud Identity or Google Workspace edition.

6. Third-Party Apps Control

With Google Workspace, you can modify access control to third-party apps to reduce the risk of data breaches through APIs. You can restrict access to most Google Workspace services. For Google Drive and Gmail, you can also restrict access to high-risk services like deleting files or sending emails.

This is ideal for large organizations or if you have remote employees, as too many accounts can be difficult to manage without proper monitoring. Before you begin restricting apps, identify apps that you want to control. You can also use special tools to help you determine which apps are important for the business and how many users are using them. 

You also need to make sure that these apps are in line with your compliance requirements.