I am a newbie to data security and would like to ask few questions related to Go

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I am a newbie to data security and would like to ask few questions related to Google Mail and Google Drive. What I want to know is how these two apps could be used to access a company's network AND how its data on Google Drive can be taken advantage of. So here are my questions numbered:

1- Could Google Mail and Google Drive provide a path or opportunity for unauthorized people to break into the company's network?

2- Is it wise to put any document related to customers, customers' meetings and customers' orders on Google Drive (you might say that this depends on how sensitive the data is, but isn't every company's data important, specially when you have rivals)?

If my questions are unclear, please comment, I will try to explain better.

Thanks in advance.

Explanation / Answer

Short answer: No

Long answer... it depends on how well you secured your account (i.e. two-factor authentication, SMS/mail alerts etc.)

Google drive is a cloud service, logged in through either an app or via the web browser, unless someone completely hacks and bugs the (web)application and spikes it so it reads into your system (which requires them to also crack the security of your system/browser/phone etc.), it MAY have a way in... which will never happen, obviously.

Storing data that could be confidential in the cloud always has the risk of someone accessing the account, having two-factor (or even more advanced, 3 factor) is your best move, and should ALWAYS be enabled for security, this is the same for Google drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, name it!

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