We recently introduced several features for G Suite to help keep your data secure. As described in our
earlier post, this includes advanced protections against phishing and malware attempts. Keep reading for more information on these new settings and how they’ll be rolled out to your organization.
Following this launch, you’ll notice the new settings below in the Admin console under
Apps > G Suite > Gmail > Safety. Each can be enabled, disabled, or customized.
In the “Attachments” section:
- Protect against encrypted attachments from untrusted senders
- Protect against attachments with scripts from untrusted senders
In the “Links and external images” section:
- Identify links behind shortened URLs
- Scan linked images
- Show warning prompt for any click on links to untrusted domains
In the “Spoofing and authentication” section:
- Protect against domain spoofing based on similar domain names
- Protect against spoofing of employee names
- Protect against inbound emails spoofing your domain
- Protect against any unauthenticated emails
At launch time, the majority of these settings will be disabled for existing customers, because—depending on your domain configuration—they may cause false positives. To maximize security, the following settings will be
automatically enabled for existing customers on April 4th, 2018:
- Identify links behind shortened URLs
- Scan linked images
If you don’t want these settings to be turned on automatically on April 4th, you’ll need to disable or customize them prior to that date.
For more information on these new settings, please visit the
Help Center.
Note that G Suite Enterprise customers can view charts related to these settings in the
G Suite security center, and the
Security health page will warn them if these settings aren’t enabled.
Launch DetailsRelease track:All settings launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release on March 21st, 2018; “Identify links behind shortened URLs” and “Scan linked images” settings to be enabled automatically on April 4th, 2018, unless they’re disabled or customized prior to that date
Editions:Available to all G Suite editions (note that only G Suite Enterprise customers can access the security center)
Rollout pace:Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility)
Impact:Admins only
Action:Admin action suggested/FYI
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