Packet Protector PP090: Why Native Controls Aren’t Enough to Protect Your Cloud Workspaces (Sponsored)
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Dec 9, 2025 Abhishek Agrawal, CEO of Material Security, dives into the challenges of securing productivity suites like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. He discusses why native controls often fall short in thwarting threats like phishing and account takeovers. Abhishek highlights how Material Security supplements these platforms with unique organizational signals to enhance threat detection and automated remediation. He also explores the risks associated with AI search and the importance of post-breach resilience, ensuring organizations can respond effectively to security incidents.
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Productivity Suites Are Critical Risk Surfaces
- Productivity suites like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 are among a company's largest security risk surfaces.
- Material focuses deeply on those suites to provide tailored email, data, and posture protections.
Supplement Native Controls With Focused Tools
- Supplement native platform controls with dedicated security tooling that goes deeper on organization-specific threats.
- Use APIs from Google or Microsoft to build visibility and remediation without device agents.
Context Beats Generic Filtering
- Organization-specific signals (like who your CEO is or typical vendors) improve phishing detection beyond generic filters.
- Large providers can't prioritize per-organization context at scale, so tailored layers add value.