What Are Some Common Security Risks in Google Cloud?
The following are some common security risks in Google Cloud any organization should be aware of:
- Insecure APIs: The insecure APIs will make it is for attackers to access the resources in Google Cloud without authorization. You have to make sure that our resources are secured by authentication and authorized mechanisms.
- Data Breaches: If the password is weak data breach will occur and also results in the leakage of sensitive data which may lead to financial loss and reputational damage.
- Encryption: The data which is more sensitive must be encrypted. Lack of encryption causes exposure of data which is not good for any organization.
- Malware and phishing attacks: Some dangers that can jeopardize the security of Google Cloud settings include malware and phishing attempts. These assaults have the potential to steal confidential data, spread malware, or seize control of cloud resources.
- Insider Threats: Sometimes security breaches may happen because of employees or contractors it may be intentional or unintentional which will security of the environment.
To avoid the security risks that are mentioned above organizations must follow some security best practices. Such as regular maintenance of software and systems and encryption data providing limited access to the Google Cloud resources to the users.
What is GCP (Google Cloud Platform) Security?
Pre-requisite: GCP
Google when the name arrives it is known for a variety of applications such as Gmail, Drive, and Docs with cloud services. But do we ever think about how the security mechanism is worked for that? How the data is being kept intact with the security keeping in mind for about more than a billion users, you can’t bet that security is always on the mind of Google employees but Design for security is common, throughout the infrastructure for the services running on GCP. There are seven layers in the GCP security infrastructure and all are responsible for their respective mechanisms. Google keeps the data secure by applying it all into the mechanism layers from bottom to top as both server boards and the networking equipment used in Data Centers are custom-designed personally by Google inside its hood.