In August, we launched the option for G Suite admins to receive a security alert if we believed their users were being targeted by a government-backed attack. At the time, admins had to explicitly enable these alerts. We heard that many admins weren’t aware of this alert and so weren’t receiving this critical information. As a result, we’re going to turn these alerts ON for most admins starting October 10th, 2018.

Admins will receive a security alert if we believe their users are being targeted by a government-backed attack.

You’ll still have the option to turn these alerts OFF by navigating to Reports > Manage alerts > Government-backed attack warning in the Admin console—or you can simply opt out any time you receive an alert email.

You can disable these alerts in the Admin console.

Note that if you previously enabled and then disabled these alerts, they will remain off. If you’d prefer not to receive these alerts after October 10th, simply turn them on and then off again in the Admin console prior to that date. We won’t override alert preferences that have been explicitly changed prior to October 10th.

Launch Details
Release track: 
Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release on October 10th, 2018

Editions:
Available to all G Suite editions

Rollout pace:
Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility)

Impact:
Admins only

Action:
Admin action suggested/FYI

More Information
G Suite Updates blog: Control government-backed attack alerts in G Suite
Help Center: Fix or stop government-backed attack alerts


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