Introduction

In this article you will learn about ways to stop Google Calendar phishing. Google Calendar has become an essential tool for every Google Workspace user, with the usage of Google calendar important events are clearly organized according to the intended dates. This dependency on the tool makes it extremely vulnerable to external threats, like phishing etc. Users might get duped by fake events and meeting links that might be present in their calendar, these spam links are responsible for data breaches and play a major role in information leakage. So as to prevent such attacks from happening we are going to discuss ways through which a user can fend themselves off from such attacks.

What are Phishing Attacks ?

Phishing comes under the segment of cyberattacks where the scammer pretends to be a trusted person or organization to trick the victim into giving their sensitive information. Think of it as a digital bait in which the attacker throws a fake lure ( a fake email or text message) and hopes the victim falls for it by clicking on the link or downloading the malicious file. Nowadays these phishing attacks are becoming more and more common with Google calendar being used as an entry point for attackers to gain hold of user information by launching such attacks. Next we are going to discuss ways through which you can prevent Google calendar phishing attacks for better security and safety.

Why Prevent Google Calendar Phishing?

  1. Reduces the risk of credential theft and account compromise
  2. Prevents malicious links from appearing in trusted calendar events
  3. Avoids confusion caused by fake or misleading calendar invites
  4. Protects users from attacks that bypass email spam filters

Prevent Phishing Attacks by Adjusting Personal Google Calendar Settings 

  • Step 1 : Open your Google Calendar.
  • Step 2 :  Go to the calendar settings.
    Go to the calendar settings
  • Step 3 : Under Genera, find Event settings and click on it.
  • Step 4 : Next, locate Automatically add invitations to my calendar.
    Automatically add invitations to my calendar
  • Step 5 : Finally, change the setting to No, only show invitations to which I have responded.


Note : Hide declined events (optional but recommended)

  1. Still under Event settings
  2. Turn ON Hide declined events

This keeps calendars clean and reduces clutter from spam invites.

Stop Google Calendar Phishing Attacks by Configuring Google Admin Console Settings

  • Step 1 : Go to Google Admin Console.
  • Step 2 : Navigate to Apps > Google Workspace > Calendar > Sharing settings.
    Go to the calendar sharing settings
  • Step 3 : Then, review and restrict External calendar sharing and Who can invite users externally.
    Restrict external calendar sharing
  • Step 4 : At last, don't forget to save the changes you make.

Use xFanatical Foresight to Automate your Google Calendar

xFanatical Foresight provides various actions and triggers to automate calendar related workflows. xFanatical Foresight is a no-code workflow automation platform built specifically for Google Workspace admins. With its intuitive rule-based system, you can schedule calendar data related tasks without writing a single line of code.

  1. xFanatical Foresight creates smart automation rules to export events from one or multiple Google Calendars.
  2. It can send data directly to Google Sheets, which can be downloaded in Excel format or used for real-time dashboards.
  3. Trigger automated email reports that deliver calendar data to team members on a weekly or monthly basis.

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Conclusion

Hopefully this article was able to make you understand what phishing is and how it's becoming increasingly common in Google Calendar. Please read the entire article thoroughly to understand this problem and follow the preventive steps in the right order so as to get desired results. And if you stubble upon any problem feel free to comment below, we will connect with you as soon as possible.


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