CISA Offers Two Free Tools to Detect Security Misconfigurations in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
CISA releases ScubaGear and ScubaGoggles, free tools to detect security misconfigurations in Microsoft 365 and Google
CISA offers two free assessment tools—ScubaGear and ScubaGoggles—to help organizations identify security misconfigurations in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. These tools compare cloud settings against CISA's secure configuration baselines and are available to both government agencies and private businesses. The tools generate reports in multiple formats and integrate with CISA's broader Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project, which aims to address security gaps in cloud services.
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The lesson from this incident
Full lessonMisconfigured cloud environments in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace represent one of the most common and preventable attack surfaces in modern organizations. Many breaches stem not from novel exploits but from default or incorrectly applied settings that deviate from security baselines. CISA's ScubaGear and ScubaGoggles tools address this gap by automatically comparing an organization's cloud configuration against established secure baselines. The availability of these free tools underscores how widespread the misconfiguration problem is and how many organizations lack the internal capability to audit their own cloud settings. Failing to assess and remediate cloud misconfigurations leaves sensitive data and systems exposed to unauthorized access, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration.
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