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Welcome to Material Security’s Cloud Workspace Security Resources —your central hub for mastering cloud account protection solutions, identity security posture management, and email security in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments.

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Identity Security Posture Management Strategies for Cloud Workspaces

The move to the cloud dissolved the security perimeter, making identity the new battleground, but practical ISPM strategies offer a proactive solution by continuously monitoring, assessing, and improving identity-related systems and controls.

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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How Dormant Accounts Expand Your Cloud Workspace Attack Surface

Dormant accounts pose a significant security risk by expanding the cloud workspace attack surface, necessitating a proactive, automated Identity and Access Management (IAM) approach to identify and mitigate these hidden vulnerabilities.

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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Why Least Privilege Policies Fail at Scale and How to Fix Them

While the Principle of Least Privilege is a vital security concept, its manual implementation often fails at scale due to IT complexity and human factors, a problem solvable through automation, Just-in-Time access, and a data-centric approach.

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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Why Your Secure Email Gateway Is Failing Right Now

Traditional secure email gateways (SEGs) are failing to protect organizations from modern, AI-driven cyber threats, necessitating a shift to advanced, API-native solutions like Material Security for comprehensive cloud email protection.

Material Security Team
Email Threats
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How Attackers Mimic Legitimate Users After Account Takeovers

Attackers use sophisticated methods to mimic legitimate users after an account takeover, making detection difficult, but AI-driven behavioral analysis offers a solution by establishing user baselines and identifying subtle anomalies.

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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Quickly Fix Broken DLP Data Classification

Traditional Data Loss Prevention (DLP) systems often fail due to their inability to differentiate between malicious and accidental data disclosure, but Material Security’s intelligent and automated data classification and protection provides deeper insight and greater protection.

Material Security Team
Data Security
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Why MFA Fatigue Attacks Slip Past Two-Factor Security

MFA fatigue attacks exploit human behavior, not technical flaws, but you can build resilience against these attacks with smart security planning.

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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How Shadow Access Defies Controls in Cloud Identity Management

Learn how shadow access creates hidden, unmanaged access paths that bypass your organization's security controls, and how to avoid these critical blind spots in cloud identity management.

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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How Phishing Emails Outsmart Users and Bypass Detection

Modern phishing attacks are increasingly sophisticated, leveraging AI, evasive techniques, and psychological manipulation to bypass traditional defenses and trick even vigilant users.

Material Security Team
Email Threats
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Smart Access Tiering Strategies to Cut Exposure Risks Fast

Access tiering creates essential security boundaries within your IT environment, drastically limiting an attacker's ability to escalate privileges and compromise your most critical assets.

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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What is Identity Security Posture Management?

ISPM is a proactive cybersecurity framework designed to continuously assess, manage, and improve the security of your entire identity infrastructure, helping you prevent identity-based breaches before they can cause damage.

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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How do Business Email Compromises Occur?

A successful BEC attack isn't a single event but a carefully orchestrated campaign. Attackers follow a methodical process to build credibility and execute their scam, often moving through several distinct phases.

Material Security Team
Email Threats
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How to Identify Sensitive Data in Cloud Workspaces Fast

his article explains how you can use Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies to quickly and effectively identify sensitive data across your cloud environment, turning a daunting task into a manageable security strategy.

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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Uncovering Google Drive Security Gaps: What You Need to Know

This article will explore how Google Drive protects your data, where the critical security gaps lie, and what you can do to fortify your defenses.

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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Google Drive Data Classification Strategies to Protect Your Files

This article will guide you through the data classification strategies available in Google Drive to help you secure your most valuable digital assets.

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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Top Strategies to Secure Google Workspace from Phishing Attacks

This article will guide you through the top strategies to harden your Google Workspace environment.

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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How to Prevent Business Email Compromise in Cloud Workspaces

This article will break down how these attacks work, their staggering financial impact, and provide a multi-layered strategy to prevent them in your cloud environment.

Material Security Team
Email Threats
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Stop Email Spoofing Fast With Proven Cloud Security Tactics

This article will guide you through the proven cloud security tactics, from foundational protocols to advanced strategies, that you can implement to stop email spoofing fast and protect your organization.

Material Security Team
Email Threats
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How to Detect and Defend Against Social Engineering Threats

This article will guide you through how to detect the tell-tale signs of social engineering and implement a multi-layered defense strategy to protect your organization.

Material Security Team
Email Threats
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Mastering Email Retention Policy to Protect Sensitive Data

If your organization treats its email server like a bottomless filing cabinet, you're not alone. But this approach introduces serious risks. The core problem is that unmanaged data creates a massive, invisible attack surface.

Material Security Team
Data Security
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A Pragmatic Guide to Google Account Takeover Protection

Companies need Google account takeover protection to defend against a range of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats that target user identities and sensitive data. Even if your organization already uses Google Workspace’s built-in security features, layering additional protection is essential due to the evolving threat landscape and the high stakes involved in email and identity compromise.

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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A Pragmatic Guide to Google Account Security

Google account security is critically important in the workplace because each employee’s account is a gateway to sensitive company data, collaborative tools, and internal communication systems.

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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A Pragmatic Guide to Google Drive DLP (Data Loss Prevention)

Implementing a DLP (Data Loss Prevention) strategy for Google Drive is essential for any organization that handles sensitive data and relies on Google services for communication and collaboration.

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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A Pragmatic Guide to Gmail Security

Gmail often holds sensitive data, and securing it protects users from a wide range of threats.

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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Account Takeover Attacks: How to Shield Your Cloud Workspace

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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Role Based Access Vs Attribute Based Access

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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Best Methods for Preventing and Containing Account Takeovers

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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Lock Down Your Workspace: Identity Access Management Best Practices That Actually Work

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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5 Ways Smart Companies Shield Against Identity Attacks Now

Material Security Team
Identity Security
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10 DLP Blind Spots Putting Your Cloud Data at Risk Today

Material Security Team
Data Security
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DLP Evolved: Modern Data Protection for Cloud Workspaces

Material Security Team
Data Security
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Google DLP Secrets: Unlocking Advanced Data Protection

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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How Secure is Google Drive?

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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Beyond Basic Google DLP: Smart Tricks for Bulletproof Data Security

Material Security Team
Google Workspace
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