In this post, we’ll share our top recommendations for securing your Google Cloud beyond its native tooling.
- Segregate resources by projects to create an isolation boundary, designate ownership, and track activity within the organization. Connect cloud IAM and Projects to grant explicit access to resources.
- Limit Cloud IAM Roles and minimize “Owner” and “Editor” primitive roles. Instead, grant predefined roles to
- Rotate Cloud IAM Service Account Keys Periodically to decrease the likelihood of a compromised key being used
without the owner’s knowledge. - Ensure firewall rules are not overly permissive. Restrict access to specific network services to only those with a legitimate business requirement.
- Cloud Storage bucket security controls, including correct permissions, logging, and versioning to prevent access to everyone on the Internet and accidental data leak.
While the Google cloud platform's default security essentials are good, there are still steps you can take to further improve security. It’s become increasingly common for hackers and other digital threats to exploit the Google cloud platform’s default security posture and known vulnerabilities to gain unauthorised access into your businesses.
For assurance and resilience in the cloud, getting support from experts and cyber security professionals is one of the best ways to ensure the integrity of your cloud platform. In conjunction with these best practises, you should also retain a team that can assess, develop, and manage your cloud security.
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Our team of security professionals here at NCC Group can give you topflight services such as Managed Detection and Response, Remote Monitoring and Threat Intel, and Incident Response to help secure your Google cloud platform. Currently, with all of the new security risks and vulnerabilities that come out every day, we can help you achieve resilience and assurance within your business.
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This post was a summary overview of our more extensive and technical research post which goes much more into detail. Learn more about securing the Google cloud platform and the 10 best practices you should follow