Dedicated email security for Google Workspace
Gmail catches a lot, but targeted phishing, business email compromise, and sophisticated social engineering still get through. MailRoute becomes the dedicated filter in front of Google Workspace — more accurate, with fewer false positives and one quarantine to manage. Most customers rely on MailRoute as the inbound gateway; keep Gmail’s filtering on as a second layer if you prefer.
Gmail is good, but it’s not enough
Google’s spam filtering is effective against commodity spam and known malware signatures. But it wasn’t purpose-built as a dedicated email security product.
Targeted attacks impersonating executives, invoices redirecting to credential-harvesting pages, social engineering with no obvious malicious indicators. These regularly land in Gmail. A dedicated upstream filter catches what Google’s approach doesn’t.
83%
of organizations experienced phishing attacks in 2023
5 min
average setup time for MailRoute + Google Workspace
MailRoute becomes your inbound filter
Point your MX records to MailRoute. Every message passes through threat intelligence, NRD blocking, AI analysis, and virus scanning before reaching Gmail. Clean mail enters normally; everything else is held in one quarantine. Most customers rely on MailRoute as the inbound gateway — leave Gmail’s filtering on as a second layer if you want it.
Key features for Google Workspace
Inbound Gateway Configuration
MailRoute is configured as an inbound gateway in Google Workspace admin. All mail flows through MailRoute's filters before entering Gmail's queue, so MailRoute makes the call on what's clean. Keep Gmail's own spam filtering on as a second layer, or rely on MailRoute as the gateway — most customers do the latter for a single quarantine.
IP-Restricted Delivery
Configure Gmail to accept inbound mail only from MailRoute's IP ranges. This prevents attackers from bypassing the gateway by sending directly to your Google MX records. No way around the filter.
User Provisioning via API
Sync your Google Workspace directory with MailRoute automatically. New users are protected immediately. Removed users are cleaned up. No manual list management required.
Quarantine Self-Service
Users receive quarantine digest emails on your schedule. They can release legitimate messages themselves without contacting IT. Reduces helpdesk tickets and puts users in control of their own mail.
Header-Based Spam Scores
MailRoute adds X-Spam headers to every message with detailed scoring information. If you keep Gmail's filters running, you can build rules on MailRoute's spam scores for fine-grained control.
Full Audit Trail
Real-time mail logs with full header detail for every message. Track any email from MailRoute's filtering pipeline through to Gmail delivery. Essential for compliance and troubleshooting.
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