DRIVE-015: Drive external-file warning enabled (GWS.DRIVEDOCS.1.9)
- Platform
- Google Workspace
- Category
- Drive Security & Data Protection
- Severity
- Low
- Zero Trust pillar
- Data (weight 1)
- Golden fixtures
- 3
- Branch coverage
- Observed: fixtures prove the verdicts they exercise
- Provenance
- baseline
What it checks
SCuBA GWS.DRIVEDOCS.1.9: warning users when they share files externally is a low-friction data-loss control. Reads drive_and_docs.external_file_warning; warns where highlightingEnabled is off.
Recommended value
External-file sharing warning enabled
Remediation
In Drive sharing settings, enable warnings when users share files with people outside the organization.
Fixture-proven verdicts
Every verdict below is proven by a golden fixture in the module's gating test suite. This table derives from the last green run; it cannot be edited by hand.
| Scenario | Expected verdict |
|---|---|
| bad | WARN |
| clean | PASS |
| no-data | Not Assessed |
Framework mappings
- CISA SCuBA
- GWS.DRIVEDOCS.1.9v1
- NIST SP 800-53
- AC-22, SI-10