Company
Date Published
Author
Mallory Mooney, Vera Chan
Word count
996
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Google Workspace is a popular productivity suite that provides a broad collection of apps, making it a central point of entry for attackers seeking to access sensitive and valuable data if they compromise an account. To identify malicious activity in the Workspace environment, one must be aware of common attack patterns, such as credential compromise, phishing, and deploying malicious OAuth applications. Attackers often target Gmail, user accounts, devices, administrators, and other key areas of Google Workspace, using tactics like spoofing legitimate users to trick them into sharing account credentials or forwarding sensitive information. Monitoring user activity, device activity, and admin activity can help detect these attacks, and tools like Datadog Cloud SIEM provide visibility into attack paths by offering a Google Workspace Content Pack that includes built-in Cloud SIEM detections tailored to identify suspicious behavior in logs and alerts.