Google Applications Tightens Up Its Security
Google has introduced two new security features for all its applications, especially in the business environment.
Online, July 7, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Soon after the news of LinkedIn and E-harmony's passwords being high jacked by some unknown hacker spread like a wild fire, every web company has strengthened its security to fight against similar occurrences in the future. And Google is no different from the league. In its company blog, Google mentioned that, in order to tighten up its online security, the company is mulling over to launch two more new security features, in addition to the ones Google had launched a year back in the month of September. The new features are expected to further enhance the online safety of the Google Application accounts, especially for a better entrepreneurial usage.
A two step password verification process and Microsoft Active Directory integration are the new features which Google will roll out for the enterprises in the coming days, wrote Rishi Dhand, the Product Manager for Google.
According to the reports, the two-step verification process requires duel recognition to log in to a Google Application account: firstly, a password, which is already known to the users, and secondly the verification code that the company notifies on their mobile devices. Although this feature has been currently available as an option for individuals signing into Google Application accounts, but now it will become mandatory for each individual and organization to adapt to this process, so that the enterprises can increase the password security of the entire organization. This step will even hinder a hacker to access one's account, said Rishi.
Updating on the second feature, Rishi stated that Microsoft Active Directory is a password integration feature that allows businesses to manage the password policies, such as password strength, reset intervals, etc. of their employees using Active Directory so that it gets synchronized with Google Applications when changed. The blog also mentioned that during the process of synchronization, the passwords will get hashed and encrypted, thus enhancing the security of a Google Application account.