Google Workspace Wednesday

Issue #111 / 30-JUL-25

Defending against account takeovers from today’s top threats with passkeys and DBSC

In the past year, cyber attackers have intensified their phishing and credential theft methods, and there has been an exponential rise in cookie and authentication token theft. Google is sharing several advancements that can meaningfully enhance account security, marking a major step forward in defending against account takeovers for Google Workspace customers.

Increased limits to Gemini 2.5 Pro for Gemini for Education users, free of charge

Gemini for Education provides default access to Google’s premium AI models, and it now comes with significantly higher limits than what consumers get at no cost, plus enterprise-grade data protection and an admin-managed experience as a core Workspace service. Students of all ages and educators can use Gemini for Education with higher limits to Gemini 2.5 Pro, free of charge.

Chrome brings seamless work and personal switching to iOS and enhanced enterprise protections to mobile

Google is giving iOS users the flexibility to easily switch between work and personal Google Accounts in Chrome, and organizations can securely manage their environments with more transparency and added data protections. Whether enterprises have a BYOD model or are looking for more ways to better safeguard their corporate-owned phones and tablets, Chrome is bringing tighter enterprise browsing security to mobile.