Businesses are using various cloud platforms, from products like Google Workspaces and Microsoft 365 to custom cloud-native applications.

As a result, the data and users face threats that didn’t exist before. Organizations must be able to ensure the data is protected while also facilitating productivity. Moreover, system admins need tools to highlight security gaps in user management and potential exposures of sensitive data.

When it comes to Cloud Apps protection, we divide it into two dimensions:

Guardz manages access to files and folders using best security practices. If confidential data is shared or made public, an alert is sent to the IT admin.

In the Control Center > Cloud Data Protection, you can view the different connected applications & the last sync of each app, connect new applications and view the Assets Allow List.

To remediate data protection issues, you have 4 options:

"Remove Public Link" is an automated remediation tool that allows you to remove the permission shares and public links of an asset with a click of a button. For Google, please note, it’s possible that admins will need to grant additional permissions if the latest app isn’t already installed. In this case, you will receive a notification with a link to grant permissions.

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The Assets Allow list is located at the bottom of the Cloud App module, where you can view all the assets (files/folders, etc.) that have been allowed by you to have a public URL or guest users.

Any asset on the Assets Allow list will not trigger an issue in the future.

You can take action from this table and remove an asset from the allowed list. Once removed, in the following scan, new issues related to the asset should be flagged.

Guardz generates alerts in the platform after scanning individual user configurations and activity.

In the Control Center > User & Security Posture, you can view the number of protected users (Active users) and make changes in the license allocation if needed.