EMAIL-028: Google Workspace Sync for Outlook disabled (GWS.GMAIL.10.1)
- Platform
- Google Workspace
- Category
- Advanced Threat Protection
- Severity
- Low
- Zero Trust pillar
- Applications & Workloads (weight 1)
- Golden fixtures
- 3
- Branch coverage
- Observed: fixtures prove the verdicts they exercise
- Provenance
- baseline
What it checks
SCuBA GWS.GMAIL.10.1: Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook (GWSMO) bridges mailbox data to an Outlook client, expanding the data surface and bypassing some web protections. Reads gmail.workspace_sync_for_outlook; warns where it is enabled.
Recommended value
GWSMO disabled unless required
Remediation
In Gmail end-user access settings, disable Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook unless a reviewed need exists.
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.GMAIL.10.1v1
- NIST SP 800-53
- AC-3, CM-7