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Common Controls Baseline Report
| Customer Name | Customer Domain | Customer ID | Report Date | Baseline Version | Tool Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Example Org | example.org | ABCDEFG | 10/10/2025 13:08:58 Pacific Daylight Time | 0.6 | v0.6.0 |
COMMONCONTROLS-1 Phishing-Resistant Multifactor Authentication
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.1.1v0.6 | Phishing-Resistant MFA SHALL be required for all users. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.1.2v0.6 | If phishing-resistant MFA has not been enforced, an alternative MFA method SHALL be enforced for all users. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.1.3v0.6 | SMS or Voice as the MFA method SHALL NOT be used. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.1.4v0.6 | Google 2SV new user enrollment period SHALL be set to at least 1 day or at most 1 week. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.1.5v0.6 | Allow users to trust the device SHALL be disabled. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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COMMONCONTROLS-2 Context-aware Access
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.2.1v0.6 | Policies restricting access to GWS based on signals about enterprise devices SHOULD be implemented. | Warning | Should | Requirement not met. Log-based check. See limitations. |
COMMONCONTROLS-3 Login Challenges
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.3.1v0.6 | Post-SSO verification SHOULD be enabled for users signing in using the SSO profile for your organization. | No events found | Should | No relevant event in the current logs for the top-level OU, Cool Example Org. While we are unable to determine the state from the logs, the default setting is non-compliant; manual check recommended. Log-based check. See limitations. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.3.2v0.6 | Post-SSO verification SHOULD be enabled for users signing in using other SSO profiles. | No events found | Should | No relevant event in the current logs for the top-level OU, Cool Example Org. While we are unable to determine the state from the logs, the default setting is non-compliant; manual check recommended. Log-based check. See limitations. |
COMMONCONTROLS-4 User Session Duration
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.4.1v0.6 | Users SHALL be forced to re-authenticate after an established 12-hour GWS login session has expired. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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COMMONCONTROLS-5 Secure Passwords
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.5.1v0.6 | User password strength SHALL be enforced. | Pass | Shall | Requirement met in all OUs and groups. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.5.2v0.6 | User password length SHALL be at least 12 characters. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.5.3v0.6 | User password length SHOULD be at least 15 characters. | Warning | Should | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.5.4v0.6 | Password policy SHALL be enforced at next sign-in. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.5.5v0.6 | User passwords SHALL NOT be reused. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.5.6v0.6 | User passwords SHALL NOT expire. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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COMMONCONTROLS-6 Privileged Accounts
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.6.1v0.6 | All administrative accounts SHALL leverage Google Account authentication with phishing-resistant multifactor authentication(MFA), not an agency's authoritative on-premises or federated identity system. | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.6.2v0.6 | A minimum of **two** and maximum of **eight** separate and distinct super admin users SHALL be configured. | Fail | Shall | The following super admins are configured: scottprince@example.net, scottprince@example.net, scottprince@example.net, scottprince@example.net, scottprince@example.net, scottprince@example.net. Note: Exceptions are allowed for "break glass" super admin accounts. "Break glass" accounts can be specified in a config file. 3 break glass accounts are currently configured. |
COMMONCONTROLS-7 Conflicting Account Management
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.7.1v0.6 | Account conflict management SHOULD be configured to replace conflicting unmanaged accounts with managed ones. | N/A | Should/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
COMMONCONTROLS-8 Account Recovery Options
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.8.1v0.6 | Account self-recovery for super admins SHALL be disabled. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.8.2v0.6 | Account self-recovery for users and non-super admins SHALL be disabled. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.8.3v0.6 | Ability to add recovery information SHOULD be disabled. | N/A | Should/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
COMMONCONTROLS-9 GWS Advanced Protection Program
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.9.1v0.6 | Highly privileged accounts SHALL be enrolled in the GWS Advanced Protection Program. | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.9.2v0.6 | All sensitive user accounts SHOULD be enrolled into the GWS Advanced Protection Program. | N/A | Should/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
COMMONCONTROLS-10 App Access to Google APIs
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.10.1v0.6 | Agencies SHALL use GWS application access control policies to restrict access to all GWS services by third party apps. | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.10.2v0.6 | Agencies SHALL NOT allow users to consent to access to low-risk scopes. | Fail | Shall | The following services allow access: CALENDAR. Log-based check. See limitations. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.10.3v0.6 | Agencies SHALL NOT trust unconfigured internal apps. | Pass | Shall | Requirement met in all OUs and groups. Log-based check. See limitations. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.10.4v0.6 | Agencies SHALL NOT allow users to access unconfigured third-party apps. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.10.5v0.6 | Access to Google Workspace applications by less secure apps that do not meet security standards for authentication SHALL be prevented. | Pass | Shall | Requirement met in all OUs and groups. |
COMMONCONTROLS-11 Authorized Google Marketplace Apps
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.11.1v0.6 | Only approved Google Workspace Marketplace applications SHALL be allowed for installation. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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COMMONCONTROLS-12 Google Takeout Services for Users
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.12.1v0.6 | Google Takeout services SHALL be disabled. | Fail | Shall | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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COMMONCONTROLS-13 System-defined Rules
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.13.1v0.6 | Required system-defined alerting rules, as listed in the Policy group description, SHALL be enabled with alerts. | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Of the 30 required rules, at least 0 are enabled and 2 are disabled. Unable to determine the state of the 28 remaining required rules. See System Defined Alerts for more details. Log-based check. See limitations. |
COMMONCONTROLS-14 Google Workspace Logs
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.14.1v0.6 | The following critical logs SHALL be sent to the agency's centralized SIEM. | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.14.2v0.6 | Audit logs SHALL be maintained for at least 6 months in active storage and an additional 18 months in cold storage, as directed by OMB M-21-31. | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
COMMONCONTROLS-15 Data Regions and Storage
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.15.1v0.6 | The data storage region SHALL be set to be the United States for all users in the agency's GWS environment. | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.15.2v0.6 | Data SHALL be processed in the region selected for data at rest. | Pass | Shall | Requirement met in all OUs and groups. Log-based check. See limitations. |
COMMONCONTROLS-16 Additional Google Services
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
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| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.16.1v0.6 | Service status for Google services that do not have an individual control SHOULD be set to OFF for everyone. | Pass | Should | Requirement met in all OUs and groups. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.16.2v0.6 | User access to Early Access apps SHOULD be disabled. | Warning | Should | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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COMMONCONTROLS-17 Multi-Party Approval
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.17.1v0.6 | Require multiparty approval for sensitive admin actions SHOULD be enabled. | Warning | Should | The following OUs are non-compliant:
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COMMONCONTROLS-18 Data Loss Prevention
| Control ID | Requirement | Result | Criticality | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.18.1v0.6 | A custom policy SHALL be configured for Google Drive to protect PII and sensitive information as defined by the agency, blocking at a minimum: credit card numbers, U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN), and U.S. Social Security numbers (SSN). | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.18.2v0.6 | A custom policy SHALL be configured for Google Chat to protect PII and sensitive information as defined by the agency, blocking at a minimum: credit card numbers, U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN), and U.S. Social Security numbers (SSN). | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.18.3v0.6 | A custom policy SHALL be configured for Gmail to protect PII and sensitive information as defined by the agency, blocking at a minimum: credit card numbers, U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN), and U.S. Social Security numbers (SSN). | N/A | Shall/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
| GWS.COMMONCONTROLS.18.4v0.6 | The action for the above DLP policies SHOULD be set to block external sharing. | N/A | Should/Not-Implemented | Currently not able to be tested automatically; please manually check. |
System Defined Alerts
Note: As ScubaGoggles currently relies on admin log events to determine alert status, ScubaGoggles will not be able to determine the current status of any alerts whose state has not changed recently.
| Alert Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Account suspension warning | Google Workspace accounts engaging in suspicious activity may have their account suspended. Google Workspace accounts must comply with the Google Workspace Terms of Service, Google Workspace for Education Terms of Service, Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service or Cloud Identity Terms of Service. | Unknown |
| Calendar settings changed | An admin has changed Google Workspace Calendar settings. | Unknown |
| Device compromised | Provides details about devices in your domain that have entered a compromised state. | Unknown |
| Domain data export initiated | A Super Administrator for your Google account has started exporting data from your domain. | Unknown |
| Drive settings changed | An admin has changed Google Workspace Drive settings. | Unknown |
| Email settings changed | An admin has changed Google Workspace Gmail settings. | Unknown |
| Gmail potential employee spoofing | Incoming messages where a sender's name is in your Google Workspace directory, but the mail is not from your company's domains or domain aliases. | Unknown |
| Google Operations | Provides details about security and privacy issues that affect your Google Workspace services. | Unknown |
| Government-backed attacks | Warnings about potential government-backed attacks. | Unknown |
| Leaked password | Google detected compromised credentials requiring a reset of the user's password. | Unknown |
| Malware message detected post-delivery | Messages detected as malware post-delivery that are automatically reclassified. | Unknown |
| Mobile settings changed | An admin has changed mobile management settings. | Unknown |
| Phishing in inboxes due to bad whitelist | Messages classified as spam by Gmail filters delivered to user inboxes due to whitelisting settings in the Google Admin console that override the spam filters. | Unknown |
| Phishing message detected post-delivery | Messages detected as phishing post-delivery that are automatically reclassified. | Unknown |
| Rate limited recipient | A high rate of incoming email indicating a potential malicious attack or misconfigured setting. | Unknown |
| SSO profile added | Alerts you when a new SSO profile allows users to sign in to Google services through your third-party identity provider. | Unknown |
| SSO profile updated | Alerts you when there’s a change to the SSO profile that allows users to sign in to Google services through your third-party identity provider. | Unknown |
| Spike in user-reported spam | An unusually high volume of messages from a sender that users have marked as spam. | Unknown |
| Super admin password reset | Alerts you when the password for a super admin account changes. This admin can manage all features in your Admin console and Admin APIs. | Unknown |
| Suspicious device activity | Provides details if device properties such as device ID, serial number, type of device, or device manufacturer are updated. | Unknown |
| Suspicious login | Google detected a sign-in attempt that doesn't match a user's normal behavior, such as a sign-in from an unusual location. | Unknown |
| Suspicious message reported | A sender has sent messages to your domain that users have classified as spam. | Unknown |
| Suspicious programmatic login | Google detected suspicious login attempts from potential applications or computer programs. | Unknown |
| User granted Admin privilege | A user is granted an admin privilege. | Disabled |
| User suspended (Google identity alert) | Google detected suspicious activity and suspended the account. | Unknown |
| User suspended due to suspicious activity | Google suspended a user's account due to a potential compromise detected. | Unknown |
| User suspended for spamming | Google detected suspicious activity such as spamming and suspended the account. | Unknown |
| User suspended for spamming through relay | Google detected suspicious activity such as spamming through a SMTP relay service and suspended the account. | Unknown |
| User's Admin privilege revoked | A user is revoked of their admin privilege. | Disabled |
| User-reported phishing | A sender has sent messages to your domain that users have classified as phishings. | Unknown |