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Google has bolstered the security of its Apps platform with new reports providing insight into the number of devices accessing the account over the past month.
The Devices and Activity dashboard displayed all devices active on an account in the last 28 days and those still signed in.
Google Apps security.
Security director and mentalist Eran Feigenbaum said admins could quickly change passwords and lock own accounts if suspicious access was noticed.
“To make your job a bit easier, today we’re announcing new security tools to help Google Apps users take more control of their security online,” Feigenbaum said.
The internet giant also deployed a wizard to help secure Google for Work accounts by walking users through functions to tighten security features including recovery settings, and the ability to review account permissions and access.
“It only takes minutes for users to update their settings,” Feigenbaum said.
Google for Work security improvements.
“This tool prioritises all administrator settings for security features that end users are permitted to turn on.”
It came as Google appeared to have quietly made its Zix encryption free of charge for Google Apps Gmail customers. Reddit users appeared to have confirmed the quiet freebie but Google did not reply for a request to comment earlier this month.
Google previously charged US$35 per user for Zix under its end-to-end crypto Google Apps Message Encryption (GAME) project. One unlucky Reddit user claimed to have dropped $16,000 to renew their businesses’ Zix GAME licence. ®
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