Security groups are now generally available
In 2020, we launched security groups to beta. Beginning today, this feature is now generally available. Security groups help you easily regulate, audit, and monitor groups used for permission and access control purposes. They enable admins to:
- Apply a label to any existing Google Group to distinguish it from email-list groups.
- Provide strong guarantees that:
- External groups (owned outside your organization) and non-security groups cannot be added as a member of a security group.
- Security labels, once assigned to a group, cannot be removed. This ensures that once a group is used for security purposes, it will remain in that state.
- Admins: Visit the Help Center to learn more about providing more secure access to data and resources.
- Developers: Use the Developers Guide to learn more about updating a Google Group to a security group.
- End users: There is no end user action required.
- This feature is available now.
- Available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers
- Not available to Google Workspace Essentials and Frontline customers
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Provide more secure access to data & resources
- Developers Guide: Updating a Google Group to a security group
- Google Workspace Updates Blog: Security groups help manage groups used for security and access control
- Google Workspace Updates Blog: Use dynamic security groups for group based policies