Additional audit-logging for Marketplace apps usage

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In an effort to maximize visibility for domain admins, we recently started logging admin actions related to Google Apps Marketplace (GAM) apps in Admin console. Admins can now view logs for whenever they install/uninstall a GAM app and when they grant/revoke data grants for an app. Admins can view this data in the Reporting section of Admin console.

 

Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

 

For more information:

https://plus.sandbox.google.com/u/0/110958109415435620761/posts/gB7nQda6n2E

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Enabling Google+ Premium Features for Everyone

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Starting today, Google+ Premium Features will be enabled for any new customers that enable the Google+ service moving forward. In the next few weeks, we will be enabling Premium Features for existing customers as well. This change will give Google Apps admins access to a number of great business-specific features, making it even easier for your users to share and collaborate with each other, while ensuring that confidential information stays inside your organization.

 

Release schedule:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

 

For more information:

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-best-of-google-for-our-apps.html

https://support.google.com/a/answer/2677443

 

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An update on identity verification and login challenges

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Back in May, we communicated the upcoming launch of login challenges–a new feature aimed at keeping domain accounts safe from hijackers, even if they have attained a user’s username and password.

The login challenges feature was rolled out slowly over the past few weeks, and impacted a large number of domains this week. The initial intent was not to expose this feature to users with 2-Step Verification enabled and domains using SSO. While the challenge feature is not enabled for domains using SSO, many users in these domains did see a prompt to enter their phone number as a means of verifying their identity in the future.

This understandably caused confusion and led to escalations to admins. Upon hearing of this confusion, the launch of the interstitial prompt was temporarily rolled back for all domains until SSO domains can be fully excluded, at which point it will be relaunched. We are passionate about keeping our users’ information safe and secure, so we do plan to enable login challenges for domains using SSO later this year.

Furthermore, enabling 2-Step Verification provides the highest level of protection for users, so we encourage domains to take advantage of this offering to protect their data.

 

For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/6002699

 

Reference by : http://www.google.com/

Enhanced integration between Google Sites and other products

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Today we launched several features aimed at improving integration between Google Sites and other products. When sharing on social media sites, Google Sites now will showcase images in posts. You’ll see this change when you share Sites links on Google+ and other sites. Google Analytics support on Sites has been improved to support Universal analytics. Finally, Sites can now embed Google Maps Engine Lite, so custom maps you have created can be shared side-by-side with your content.

 

Release Track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming later in June

 

For more information:

Sharing on social media sites

Configure Google Analytics for Google Sites

Insert Google Maps

 

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Improved accessibility, editing and ease of use in Google Sites

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Several accessibility improvements have been made to Google Sites, ranging from new keyboard shortcuts for editors (like Alt+Shift+F for opening the editor toolbar) to better viewing experiences for readers. Editors can now also set image width to 100% of the screen width and easily customize the font, color, and size of lower-level headers (H2, H3, and H4 tags).*

 

Release Track:

Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming later in June [*customization of lower-level headers was previously launched to Rapid only and is now launching to Scheduled]

 

For more information:

Keyboard shortcuts listing

 

Reference by : http://www.google.com/

Improved options for setting default and custom retention periods in Google Vault

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The options for setting or modifying a retention period–the length of time your company’s messages are archived in Google Vault–are now more clear, and we’ve added safeguards when setting a retention period for a specified number of days.

Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

 

Editions included:

Google Apps for Business and Education

 

For more information:

https://support.google.com/vault/answer/2584132?hl=en

 

Reference by : http://www.google.com/

Manage your organization faster with insights from the new redesigned Admin Reports

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We’re introducing a new redesigned Reports section to the Admin console to make it easier for admins to manage Google Apps and gain insights that help their entire organization run more efficiently.

The new reporting section will offer domain highlights, user-level reporting, custom filtering/sorting on data and new audit streams (Login Audit).

To use it, go to your Admin console and click on the Reports icon. If you would like to access the old reports section, click on the settings icon (gear icon) in the top right and select “Revert to the old reports page.”

 

Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

 

For more information:

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2014/06/new-visibility-and-insights-with-admin.html

https://support.google.com/a/answer/6000239?hl=en&ref_topic=4490889

 

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New date picker in Gmail advanced search

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A date picker has been added to the advanced search function in Gmail, making it easy for users to select a date by which to refine their search.

Release Track:

Rapid release, with scheduled release coming in June

 

For more information:

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6593?hl=en&ref_topic=3394914

 

Reference by : http://www.google.com/

Assign Vault privileges based on organizational unit

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The Manage Exports and Manage Searches Privileges in Google Vault can now be granted to a user for an entire organization, or only for specific organizational units (OUs). For example, you can assign a Vault administrator the Manage Searches privilege for your whole organization and the Manage Exports privilege for one OU. Privileges are still assigned in the Admin console by your Google Apps administrator.

 

Release Track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

https://support.google.com/vault/answer/2799699

 

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SymantecTM Protection Engine for NAS, Sharepoint and any file upload application.

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A) NAS
B) SharePoint
C) Uploading data or files on a site , server etc. ( Resume, data sheet, document , files )

We need to protect the NAS, Sharepoint, data which is uploaded and scan for virus or malware if any in the document.

SymantecTM Protection Engine for Cloud Services 7.5 is a flexible and feature-rich client/server application that allows customers to incorporate malware and threat detection technologies into almost any application. Powered by Symantec InsightTM, Protection Engine gives customers access to innovative security that will ensure their information and employees stay safe on the Web. Insight is a security technology that puts files in context, using their age, frequency, location, and more to expose threats otherwise missed. Protection Engine includes Symantec’s proprietary, patented URL categorization technology and industry-leading malware protection for fast, scalable, and reliable content scanning services helping organizations protect their data and storage systems against the ever growing malware threat landscape.

Alongside the native ICAP protocol support, Protection Engine provides a full client Software Development Kit (SDK) enabling customers to embed fully-fledged malware protection in business critical applications, services, and devices.

Platform support spanning Linux, Windows®, and Solaris® ensures that customers can take advantage of the market leading malware detection wherever they need it.

Key Features

  •  Provides fast, scalable, and reliable content scanning
  • Protects against viruses, spyware, and other unwanted content in a single scan
  • Easily integrates proprietary and patented URL filtering scanners and industry-leading antivirus technologies

Dedicated virus scanning for Web traffic is recommended for the following reasons:

  • Scanning Web traffic lets you catch and block threats at the gateway, rather than multiple times at each desktop. Users can potentially disable desktop protection, which can leave your network vulnerable to attack.
  •  Because many people now use Web-based email, email-born viruses that would otherwise be caught by antivirus scanning at the SMTP gateway can slip through to infect the network.
  • The industry trend has been to Web-enable many application environments to include the use of technologies like ActiveX, JavaScript, and Java applets to  enhance the user experience. Many new threats are associated with these Web technologies. Malicious mobile code viruses, such as Nimda and Code Red, have entered networks as executables (for example, ActiveX, JavaScript, or Visual Basic Scripts) that appear to be part of safe Web content.
  • Once a threat has been cached, malicious code can potentially be passed to other users on the network, which can compromise additional computers and data on the network.
  • Malicious code can result in lost, stolen, or corrupted files, which can result in costly downtime to the enterprise.

Reference by : http://www.symantec.com