“This capability, requiring minimal efforts for both IT teams and end users, abstracts away the traditional IT complexity and substandard user experiences of existing solutions, while preserving enhanced data sovereignty, privacy, and security controls,” explained Google in its announcement. “The emails are safeguarded using encryption keys managed by the customer, which are not accessible to Google servers, enhancing data security and privacy,” Google said. Google’s implementation represents a major leap forward in making robust email encryption accessible to business users without requiring specialized technical knowledge or cumbersome certificate management systems. “These features now being available across Google Workspace represent a pivotal moment for us,” said a representative from PwC, noting that the capabilities allow them to maintain compliance while benefiting from Workspace efficiency. Unlike traditional Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) protocols that require complex certificate management and exchange between users, Gmail’s new implementation abstracts away these technical complexities.
This Cyber News was published on cybersecuritynews.com. Publication date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:15:08 +0000