Integrating Google with SecurityCoach

In this article, you will learn how to integrate Gmail, Google Drive, and Google IAM with SecurityCoach. Once you set up this integration, data provided by Google will be available under the SecurityCoach tab of your KMSAT console. This data can be viewed in SecurityCoach reports and used to create detection rules for real-time coaching campaigns.

Click the links below to learn how to integrate these Google products with SecurityCoach. For general information about SecurityCoach, see our SecurityCoach Product Manual.

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Set Up the Integration in Your Google Cloud Platform
Assign Domain-Wide Delegation and Scopes
Set Up the Integration in Your KMSAT Console

Set Up the Integration in Your Google Cloud Platform

Before you can set up the SecurityCoach integration in your KMSAT console, you will need to set up the integration in your Google Cloud platform by creating a project and a service account. You will also need to enable APIs for your project and obtain a JSON file and unique ID from your service account.

To jump to the article subsection for each of these steps, click the links below:

Create a Project
Enable APIs for Your Project
Create a Service Account
Obtain the JSON File and Unique ID of a Service Account

Create a Project

To create a project in your Google Cloud platform, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your Google Cloud platform and navigate to IAM & Admin > Create a Project.
   
2. Enter “KB4VendorIntegration” as the Project name. The Organization and Location fields will automatically populate for you.
3. Click CREATE.
   

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Enable APIs for Your Project

To enable APIs for the project you created in the Create a Project section above, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to https://console.cloud.google.com.
2. At the top of your Google Cloud platform, click the drop-down arrow and select KB4VendorIntegration as the current project.
3. Navigate to APIs & Services > Library.
   
4. Enter “Admin SDK API” into the search bar and press the Enter key on your keyboard.
5. From the search results, click Admin SDK API.
   
6. Click ENABLE.
   

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Create a Service Account

To create a service account in your Google Cloud platform, follow the steps below:

1. At the top of your Google Cloud platform, click the drop-down arrow and select KB4VendorIntegration as the current project.
2. Navigate to IAM & Admin > Service Accounts.
   
3. In the menu bar at the top of the page, click + CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT.
   
4. Enter a name for your new service account. The service account name is a variable and can be between 6 and 30 characters and contain lowercase alphanumeric characters and dashes. We recommend “KB4MyOrganizationGSuiteServiceAcc”, with “MyOrganization” being your organization’s name.
5. For the Service account description, enter “This is the service account for integration with KnowBe4”.
6. Click CREATE AND CONTINUE.
   
7. Click the Select a role drop-down menu and select Basic > Viewer.
   
8. Click the white Continue button.
9. Skip the Grant users access to this service account step and click the blue DONE button.
   

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Obtain Your Service Account JSON File and Unique ID

After you have created your service account, you will need to obtain your service account JSON file and unique ID. You will need both of these items later in the integration setup process.

To obtain your JSON file and unique ID, follow the steps below:

1. At the top of your Google Cloud platform, click the drop-down arrow and select KB4VendorIntegration as the current project.
2. From the sidebar on the left side of the page, select the Service Accounts tab.
3. Click on the service account’s name in the Email column. When you click, the service account’s DETAILS page will open. This page lists the Unique ID.
   
   
4. Copy the Unique ID and save it to a place that you can easily access later. You will need it to complete the steps in the Assign Domain-Wide Delegation and Scopes section of this article.
5. To obtain the JSON file, click KEYS in the top menu bar.
6. Click the ADD KEY drop-down menu and select Create new key.
   
7. In the pop-up window that opens, select JSON for the Key type and then click CREATE. The JSON file will automatically download to your device and the private key will save in the service account's KEYS tab.
   

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Assign Domain-Wide Delegation and Scopes

After you have set up the integration in your Google Cloud Platform and your KMSAT console, you can assign domain-wide delegation and scopes.

To assign domain-wide delegation and scopes, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to admin.google.com and enter your administrator login credentials.
2. From the sidebar on the left side of the page, navigate to Security > Access and data control > API controls.
   
3. Scroll down in the sidebar on the right side of the page until you see the Domain wide delegation section. In this section, click MANAGE DOMAIN WIDE DELEGATION.
   
4. Click Add new. When you click this button, the Add a new client window will open.
5. In the Client ID field, enter your service account ID. This is the ID that was from Step 3 in the Obtain Your Service Account JSON File and Unique ID section of this article.
6. In the OAuth scopes (comma-delimited) field, enter “https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.reports.audit.readonly”.
7. Once you have entered your service account ID and scope, click AUTHORIZE.
   

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Set Up the Integration in Your KMSAT Console

Once you've set up the integration in your Google Cloud platform, you can set up the integration in your KMSAT console.

To set up the integration in your KMSAT console, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your KMSAT console.
2. Navigate to SecurityCoach > Setup.
3. In the Available Integrations section, locate the card for the Google integration you want to set up.
4. At the bottom of the card, click Configure.
   
5. In the Admin Email field, enter your G Suite admin email address.
6. In the Credentials File field, click Browse and select the JSON file you downloaded in the Obtain Your Service Account JSON File and Unique ID section of this article.
7. Click Authorize.
   

Once you’ve successfully authorized this integration, you can manage detection rules for your Google integration on the Detection Rules subtab of SecurityCoach. For a full list of available system detection rules for Gmail, Google Drive, and Google IAM, see our Which Detection Rules Can I Use with My Vendors? article.

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