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March 11, 2018 | Updated on: March 29, 2024 | Reading time 4 minutes

How to Protect Your Google Workspace Account

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Google provides a feature for Google Workspace (former G Suite) users called ‘Two-Step Verification,’ which is designed to improve the security of not only your Google Workspace account, but your entire online presence. If your Google account is ever hacked, a domino effect may ensue. You are particularly vulnerable if you reuse the same password for other accounts, such as Twitter or Facebook. If a hacker gets into one account, the chances are strong that the other accounts will also eventually be compromised.

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“It’s an extra step, but it’s one that significantly improves the security of your Google Account because it requires the powerful combination of both something you know — your username and password — and something that only you should have — your phone,” explained the product manager Nishit Shah, at the time.

A hacker would need access to both of these factors to gain access to your account. If you like, you can always choose a ‘Remember verification for this computer for 30 days’ option, and you won’t need to re-enter a code for another 30 days. You can also set up one-time application-specific passwords (ASP) to sign in to your account from non-browser-based applications that are designed to only ask for a password, and cannot prompt for the code.”  In a nutshell, a hacker may trick you into compromising your password, and he will also manage to steal your mobile phone.

As you see you can’t be sure at 100% that your data will not be lost when you hacked, but you can prevent data loss, using cloud backup and recovery service Spinbackup. If you use 2-Step Verification for your Google account then Spinbackup is a must!

Spinbackup offers an easy and cost-effective way to keep your data safe.  Check out Google Workspace pricing for individual use and backup your data, today!

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Will Tran is the Product Manager at Spin.AI, where he guides the product's strategic direction, oversees feature development and ensures that the solution solves his clients’ cybersecurity needs.

Will is a security professional who started his career at Lockheed Martin where he worked on National Security Space programs in business development and product management.

Will holds a BA in Economics and Mathematics from UCSB and an MBA with a specialization in Technology Management and Marketing from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

At Lockheed Martin, Will developed the multi-year strategy campaign and supported the product development of a national security satellite program for the United States Air Force, which resulted in a multi-billion dollar contract.

During business school, Will consulted 2 non-profit organizations as part of a series of national consulting case competitions. He set strategic priorities, optimized business operations, and developed a process to qualify new revenue streams for his non-profit clients. These initiatives resulted in 15-20% increase in annual surplus.

In his spare time, Will can be found at local coffee shops around Los Angeles, traveling to different countries, or hanging out with his cat.

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