Exploring Google Gemini-Assisted Security Management

Editor's Note: Google announced on February 8, 2024 that Duet AI and Bard will be moved under the Gemini product umbrella. This blog has been updated to reflect the new branding. 

Google recently announced the launch of Gemini (formerly Duet AI), an artificial intelligence tool integrated across Google Cloud and Google Workspace. Using these tools, organizations can enhance security management by using Duet AI to mitigate threats, complete routine tasks, and more.

Let's dive into the features of Gemini and how it's being developed to enhance security.

What Is Gemini?

Gemini is a suite of generative AI tools that help users work smarter and faster. Gemini for Google Workspace is generally available, which means that organizations with at least 250 users can sign up for the tool.

Gemini for Google Cloud, on the other hand, is currently only available in preview. However, we anticipate it will become generally available later this year.

Key features of Gemini for both Google Workspace and Google Cloud include:

• Assisted Writing: Gemini for Google Workspace can help you write more effectively and efficiently in Google Docs, Gmail, and Slides. For example, it can generate first drafts of documents, suggest edits, and help you create custom visuals.
• Code Assistance: Gemini for Google Cloud helps you write code more quickly and accurately in a variety of programming languages. For example, it can complete code snippets, generate functions, and provide debugging assistance.
• Conversational Assistance: Gemini for Google Cloud answer your questions about Google Cloud products and services in a natural language chat interface. It can also guide best practices and optimization.
• Smart Chips: Gemini for Google Workspace insert smart chips into your documents, emails, and presentations to provide contextual information and links.
• Variables: Gemini for Google Workspace can also help you create and manage variables in your documents, emails, and presentations. This can be useful for creating reusable content or for personalizing your output.
• Meeting Enhancements: Gemini for Google Workspace helps you have richer and more productive meetings. For example, it can generate meeting notes, create custom backgrounds, and suggest discussion topics.

While Gemini for Google Workspace and Google Cloud are both still regularly being updated, these tools have the potential to revolutionize the way people work. By harnessing the power of tools like Google Gemini-assisted database management, Gemini-generated content, assistance with coding, and more, these solutions can help people be more productive and efficient.

When it comes to security, new and innovative tools are currently being developed to help change the way you manage your organization's security processes.

Gemini & Security Management

While certain features of Gemini are currently still in preview, the future looks promising. Let's explore how Gemini can assist your organization with security management.

Security AI Workbench

Gemini for Google Cloud's Security AI Workbench is built on Vertex AI infrastructure and leverages threat intelligence from Google Cloud and Mandiant. Security AI Workbench gives security defenders more natural and effective ways to safeguard their organizations. Key features include:

• Powered by Sec-PaLM 2, a specialized security large language model (LLM).
• Designed for unique security use cases, incorporating threat intelligence from Google and Mandiant.
• Security AI Workbench has extensions that allow organizations and partners to build on top of the platform while maintaining control and isolation over their data.
• This platform provides enterprise-grade data security and compliance support.

Using Gemini to Stop Threats

Google's AI advancements allow you to combine threat intelligence with novel AI-based detections and analytics to identify and contain initial infections — and keep them from spreading.

Gemini in Mandiant Threat Intelligence offers AI functionalities that help you assess and prioritize threat data across proprietary and public sources. In addition, VirusTotal Code Insight helps analyze and explain the behavior of potentially malicious code with no need to reverse engineer scripts.

Reduce Repetitive Work

It's no secret that security management involves repetitive work. That's why Gemini for both Google Cloud and Google Workspace seek to reduce the toil it takes for cybersecurity practitioners to manage multiple environments, investigate incidents, and respond quickly.

Gemini in Chronicle Security Operations enables users to use natural language for general queries and interact with security event data. In addition, Gemini provides context and can provide recommendations for fast responses, so you can act quickly.

Make Security Simple

Google believes that its generative AI can revolutionize how practitioners do security. With the help of AI-assistive features, teams can stay one step ahead of threats with fast analysis of security findings. This marks the start of a new era of effectiveness.

Gemini in the Security Command Center can translate complex graphs to simple text explanations of exposure. It also simulates potential attack paths, highlights affected assets, and recommends solutions before problems arise.

Why Use Gemini for Security?

Utilizing the vast functionalities of Gemini for security management has a range of benefits for your organization. Key advantages include:

• Reduce Toil: Automates many of the repetitive tasks involved in security management, such as reviewing security logs, generating reports, and prioritizing vulnerabilities. This can free up your time so that you can focus on more strategic tasks.
• Improve Analysis: Gemini can help you analyze security data more effectively. For example, it can identify patterns and trends that you might not be able to see on your own. This can help you identify emerging threats and risks before they become serious problems.
• Provide Insights: Provides you with insights into your security posture that you might not be able to get from other sources. For example, it can identify areas where your security controls are weak and where you are most vulnerable to attack.
• Improve Collaboration: Helps you collaborate more effectively with other security teams and stakeholders. For example, it can help you share information, coordinate responses to incidents, and develop security roadmaps.

Get Google Assistance from Promevo

Whether you're looking to harness Gemini for improved security management or you want to get more out of your existing Google subscription, look to Promevo.

As a certified Google partner, Promevo provides end-to-end support with all things Google, from setting up Workspace to helping you integrate tools like Gemini for the betterment of your organization. Our team helps you harness the robust capabilities of Google to reinvent the way you do business and accelerate the growth of your company.

We are proud to be a 100% Google-focused partner helping you succeed wherever you are in your Google journey. Contact us today to get started.

FAQs: Gemini-Assisted Security Management

Is Google Gemini easy to use?

Gemini for Google Cloud and Gemini for Google Workspace are both designed for ease of use. Because they are natively integrated into Google Workspace and Google Cloud, you can start using it with just a few clicks.

Here are some features that make Gemini easy to use:

• Natural Language Interface: Interacts using natural language, which makes it easy to use for people who are not familiar with programming or AI.
• Contextual Assistance: With contextual assistance, it can understand the context of your work and provide relevant suggestions.
• Step-by-step Guidance: Provides step-by-step guidance on how to complete tasks, which can be helpful for beginners.
• Feedback and Refinement: Gemini provides feedback on your work, which you can use to refine your output.

What's the difference between Bard and Duet AI?

Bard and Duet AI were both large language models (LLMs) developed by Google AI. However, they had some key differences.

Bard was a more general-purpose LLM, while Duet AI is specifically designed for assisting with work tasks in Google Workspace and Google Cloud. This means that Bard had a wider range of capabilities, but Duet AI was more focused on providing specific assistance with tasks such as writing, coding, and meeting management.

On February 8, 2024, however, Google announced that Duet AI and Bard would be moved under the Gemini product umbrella.

Is Google's Gemini free?

Gemini is not currently free. Gemini for Google Workspace is generally available to Google Workspace Enterprise customers. Gemini for Google Cloud, on the other hand, is currently only available in preview. However, we anticipate it will become generally available later this year.