Google Drive Hunter: Building the Tool Google Should've Built
Ayman Elsawah
BSidesSF 2026 · Day 2 · AMC Theatre 09
In an era where cloud collaboration platforms are indispensable, the accidental exposure of sensitive data remains a persistent and critical security challenge. Ayman Elsawah's talk, "Google Drive Hunter: Building the Tool Google Should've Built" (now rebranded as **Sleuthther**), addresses this pervasive problem head-on. Elsawah, Head of Security at Ambience Healthcare, unveils a custom-built command-line interface (CLI) tool designed to empower organizations to proactively identify and manage publicly shared files within their Google Workspace environments.
AI review
Competent practitioner solving a real problem with a practical tool, but this is firmly BSides-tier work — not groundbreaking research. The talk delivers actionable value for defenders at orgs without mature Google Workspace tooling, but it won't teach anything new to anyone who's done cloud data governance before.