Exercise 6: Advanced safety settings

Exercise directions

Part 1: Turn on attachment protection

Step 1

If you are not already signed in, sign in to your domain as the Administrator at admin.google.com.

Step 2

From the main menu, navigate to Apps, then select Google Workspace, and click Gmail.

Step 3

Click on the Safety section, then click on Attachments.

Step 4

Ensure the box next to the Protect against encrypted attachments from untrusted senders setting is checked. Under that setting, select Move email to spam from the Choose an action menu.

Step 5

Ensure the box next to the Protect against attachments with scripts from untrusted senders setting is checked. Under that setting, select Move email to spam from the Choose an action menu.

Step 6

Click SAVE.

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Part 2: Turn on suspicious email link protection for IMAP users

Step 1

From the Safety section, click on the IMAP view time protections section and check the Enable IMAP link protection box.

Step 2

Click SAVE.

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Part 3: Turn on warning prompt for untrusted links

Step 1

From the Safety section, click on the Links and external images section. 

Step 2

Ensure the box next to the Show warning prompt for any click on links to untrusted domains setting is checked.

Step 3

If you made any changes, click SAVE.

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Part 4: Quarantine messages from suspicious domains

Step 1

From the Safety section, click the Spoofing and authentication section.

Step 2

Ensure the box next to the Protect against domain spoofing based on similar domain names setting is checked. Under that setting, select Quarantine from the Choose an action menu.

Step 3

Click SAVE.