Google Workspace Security & Setup

Google Workspace Security & Setup

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Make Gmail, Drive, Meet, and Chat the most secure parts of your company not the weakest.

I turn default Google Workspace tenants into fully hardened, compliant, and audited environments in days without frustrating your users.

✅ Hardened 50+ Google Workspace organizations (Business & Enterprise)

✅ Expert in Security Command Center + Chronicle

✅ Zero successful phishing or account takeovers post-implementation

What You Get – Complete Google Workspace Zero Trust

A full enterprise-grade security buildout for Google Workspace, Google Identity, and your domain.

🔹 Identity, Access & Zero-Trust Controls

  • Context-Aware Access (device, location, IP, risk-based)
  • Enforced MFA / 2-Step Verification, passkeys, security keys
  • Least-privilege admin roles
  • Login security dashboards + custom alerts

🔹 Phishing, Malware & Threat Protection

  • Advanced phishing protection (99.9% block configuration)
  • Sandbox for suspicious attachments
  • Link rewriting + spoofing and anomaly detection
  • Blocking of unauthorized third-party app access (OAuth)

🔹 Data Security & Governance

  • DLP for Gmail, Drive, Chat & Meet
  • Drive Labels + sensitivity-based restrictions
  • Retention rules (7–365+ days)
  • Secure sharing controls (internal-only, restricted domains)
  • Context-aware Drive restrictions (block risky devices)

🔹 Logging, Monitoring & Investigation

  • Admin Audit Logging enabled + forwarding if needed
  • Security Investigation Tool configuration
  • Custom alerting (risky file shares, MFA bypass attempts, OAuth abuse)
  • Chronicle ingestion (optional)

🔹 Compliance, eDiscovery & Legal

  • Google Vault setup
  • Legal hold policies
  • Full eDiscovery workflow configuration
  • Audit-ready activity reports

🔹 Domains, Users & Email Configuration

  • Domain purchase assistance (optional)
  • Domain verification + all DNS records setup:
    • MX
    • SPF
    • DKIM
    • DMARC (monitor → enforce)
  • Add/remove secondary domains
  • User account creation & license assignment
  • Email routing rules
  • Alias setup (support@, info@, billing@, etc.)
  • Shared inboxes + groups (Security, HR, Sales)

🔹 Automation & Admin Efficiency

  • Onboarding/offboarding automation templates
  • User provisioning with groups & apps
  • Termination flow (revoke sessions, transfer Drive files)
  • Training kits + “new employee” best-practice handouts

🔹 Security Score Boost

  • Security health dashboard improved from

    • ≈40–60% → 90–95% in 14 days

Pricing Packages

🟦 Google Workspace Secure Start - $600–$1,000

Perfect for: startups, small offices, new companies.

You get:

  • Domain verification
  • MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC setup
  • Essential phishing protection
  • Basic DLP (email, Drive)
  • MFA + basic access rules
  • 5–15 user accounts added
  • 1 onboarding/offboarding template

Delivery: 1 - 2 days

🟦 Workspace Zero-Trust Pro (Most Popular) - $3,000 -$6,000

Best for organizations with 15–200 employees.

Everything in Secure Start, plus:

  • Full Context-Aware Access
  • Risk-based controls (untrusted devices, risky IPs)
  • Advanced phishing/malware protection
  • Drive Labels + advanced DLP
  • Vault + eDiscovery
  • Custom alert rules
  • Onboarding/offboarding automation
  • 20–100 user accounts added
  • Shared inboxes & routing rules
  • Security health score → 90%+

Delivery: 3 - 8 days

🟦 Google Workspace Enterprise + Compliance - $6,500–$15,000+

For regulated industries or multi-domain organizations.

Everything in Pro, plus:

  • Multi-domain setup
  • 100–500 user accounts
  • Chronicle + SCC advanced
  • Legal hold workflows
  • Insider risk + alerting
  • Zero-trust device enforcement
  • Full documentation for SOC 2 / ISO 27001
  • Executive security reporting
  • Optional monthly retainer

Delivery: 1 - 3 weeks

🟩 Monthly Workspace Security Management — $450–$2,500/mo

Recurring revenue. Low maintenance. Great margins.

Included:

  • Monthly security checks
  • Phishing/security monitoring
  • Suspicious login audits
  • Monthly patching of rules & policies
  • Backup & Vault retention checks
  • User management (up to agreed number)
  • Priority support

Real Client Wins

  • East African NGO (1,200 users) → 100% of phishing attempts blocked first week → Security Health 51% → 98% in 10 days
  • European Remote Startup → Stopped live BEC attack worth €87k → Passed SOC 2 audit with zero Workspace findings
  • U.S. School District (800 staff) → Zero student data leaks after Drive DLP + labels rollout

Certifications & Tools I Master

  • Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer (in progress)
  • Context-Aware Access | Security Command Center | Chronicle
  • DLP | Drive Labels | Vault | Security Investigation Tool
  • BeyondCorp Enterprise | Endpoint Verification
  • Full domain/DNS management (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MX records)

Frequently Asked Questions

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Will this slow down Gmail or Drive?
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Do you help with Google Workspace migrations too? the full setup?
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Can we still use third-party apps?
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What about adding users and managing domains?

Ready to Make Google Workspace Your Fort Knox?

Book a free 15-minute call — I’ll jump in your tenant live and show you exactly what’s at risk and how fast we can fix it.

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Securing Google Workspace for companies worldwide since 2022 | Zero breaches post-implementation