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STAR Registry Listing for

Google Workspace

Founded in 2013 by the Cloud Security Alliance, the Security Trust Assurance and Risk (STAR) registry encompasses key principles of transparency, rigorous auditing, and cloud security and privacy best practices.

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Google Workspace

Google Workspace

Google Workspace allows business to enable their users to communicate, collaborate, and work more efficiently. Google Workspace's set of communication, productivity, collaboration and security tools can be accessed from virtually any location with Internet connectivity. This means every employee and each user entity they work with can be productive from anywhere, using any device with an Internet connection.
Google Workspace's features include:

  • Realtime multi-user collaboration
  • Security and compliance features
  • Seamless upgrades

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Organizations who have the CSA Trusted Cloud Provider seal demonstrate a commitment to organizational security. They are a CSA Corporate Member volunteer regularly for CSA, and have at least one staff member who has earned their CCSK.
Information about Google Workspace
Listed Since: 10/07/2021
Last Updated: 11/11/2024

STAR Level 1

Self-Assessment & Partner-Provided

Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire v4.0.2

CAIQ 4.0.2 Self-assessment
Offers an industry-accepted way to document what security controls exist in IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services. It provides a set of Yes/No questions a cloud consumer and cloud auditor may wish to ask of a cloud provider to ascertain their compliance to the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM).

STAR Level 2

Third-Party Audit

Organizations looking for a third-party audit can choose from one or more of the security and privacy audits and certifications.

Cloud Controls Matrix v4

STAR Attestation (CCMv4)
Provides guidelines for CPAs to conduct SOC 2 engagements using criteria from the AICPA (Trust Service Principles, AT 101) and the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix.