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How Google Cloud detects, contains, and protects against emerging threats
Google Cloud outlines its approach to detecting and containing threats such as AI workload exploitation, cryptomining, and account takeovers using a shared fate model. The article details mitigation strategies and provides a customer action plan for hardening security environments.
Why it matters
Businesses using these services can avoid financial losses from unauthorized resource use and operational downtime. Following the provided security hygiene steps helps protect sensitive data from exfiltration by bad actors.
The details
- Cryptomining is detected by analyzing CPU spikes and rapid virtual machine creation rates.
- Cloud Abuse Event Logging offers a 30-day window into security notifications.
- Google partners with GitHub Secret Scanning to identify exposed credentials before exploitation.
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Key connections
Google owns Cloud Abuse Event Logging
Google provides Cloud Abuse Event Logging feature
Google owns Cloud Audit Logging
Google provides Cloud Audit Logging feature
Google owns Context-Aware Access
Google provides Context-Aware Access security feature
Google owns Device Bound Session Credentials
Google provides Device Bound Session Credentials for Workspace
GitHub owns GitHub Secret Scanning
GitHub operates GitHub Secret Scanning feature
Partners through initiatives like GitHub Secret Scanning to detect exposed credentials
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Google Cloud uses Multi-Factor Authentication
Recommends multi-factor authentication to secure accounts
Google Cloud uses 2-Step Verification
Enforces 2-step verification across user accounts
Google Cloud uses Identity and Access Management
Uses Identity and Access Management to restrict permissions
Google Cloud uses VPC Service Controls
Enforces least privilege and perimeter defense with VPC Service Controls
Google Cloud is related to Adversary-in-the-Middle
Defends against adversary-in-the-middle attack techniques
Google Cloud is related to Cryptomining
Detects and contains unauthorized cryptomining workloads
Google Cloud is related to Cloud Security
How Google Cloud detects, contains, and protects against emerging threats.
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