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Security Operations (GCP PCSE) Flashcards
GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer Flashcards
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| How can API Monitoring improve application security on GCP? | By detecting unusual or unauthorized API usage patterns that may indicate security breaches. |
| How can audit logs help ensure compliance in GCP? | They record activities performed by users, roles, and services for accountability and traceability. |
| How can metrics be created in Cloud Monitoring? | By defining custom metrics and using system-provided metrics for deeper insights. |
| How can Pub/Sub help with log processing? | It streams logs to consumers for real-time analysis or storage workflows. |
| How can Service Monitoring in Cloud Monitoring enhance operational visibility? | By providing distributed tracing and dependency mapping for services across environments. |
| How can the GCP Error Reporting tool assist in security operations? | By aggregating and displaying application errors to help identify and address issues quickly. |
| How does Access Transparency enhance security operations in GCP? | By providing detailed logs of Google staff access to user-controlled data. |
| How does Cloud Identity & Access Management (IAM) enhance security in GCP? | By managing access permissions for users, groups, and services with the principle of least privilege. |
| How does Cloud Logging detect anomalies? | By using log-based metrics to track unusual patterns or thresholds. |
| How does Cloud Monitoring alert you to issues? | By enabling notifications based on predefined thresholds, metrics, and conditions. |
| How does Security Command Center integrate with threat intelligence? | It uses sources like Event Threat Detection to identify active threats and suspicious activity. |
| How does Security Command Center prioritize risks? | By categorizing findings based on severity levels such as critical, high, medium, or low. |
| How does Threat Intelligence in Security Command Center improve detection? | By leveraging external data sources to identify current threat patterns and suspicious activities. |
| How does VPC Flow Logs enhance network visibility? | By logging network traffic metadata from a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). |
| What are Cloud Logging sinks used for? | They allow logs to be exported to destinations such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, or Pub/Sub. |
| What are metric thresholds in Cloud Monitoring? | Predefined values that trigger alerts when exceeded, indicating potential problems. |
| What does a policy in Security Command Center do? | It applies security rules to detect and prevent misconfigurations and vulnerabilities. |
| What happens when you enable activity logging in Cloud Logging? | All user activity, including accessing and modifying resources, is recorded for auditing. |
| What is a finding in Security Command Center? | A representation of a potential security risk or vulnerability detected in your environment. |
| What is a key feature of Cloud Monitoring Dashboards? | They provide visualizations of metrics and logs for quick insights into system performance. |
| What is a playbook in the context of incident response in GCP? | A predefined set of steps to follow during specific types of security incidents. |
| What is BigQuery commonly used for in incident response? | Conducting log analysis and querying large datasets to identify suspicious patterns. |
| What is Cloud Logging used for in GCP? | It is used to store, search, analyze, and alert on logs from Google Cloud services and applications. |
| What is Event Threat Detection in Security Command Center? | A feature that scans logs for threats like malware, cryptomining, or brute force attacks. |
| What is OpenTelemetry | and how is it used in GCP monitoring?,An open-source framework for collecting telemetry data like traces, logs, and metrics to enhance observability. |
| What is Security Command Center in GCP? | It is a centralized tool to monitor, detect, and respond to security risks across Google Cloud. |
| What is Stackdriver Trace and how is it used in security operations? | It provides latency analysis for distributed applications to identify bottlenecks and potential issues. |
| What is the difference between Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring? | Cloud Logging focuses on log management while Cloud Monitoring focuses on operational performance and alerts. |
| What is the function of service accounts in GCP security? | They grant applications and workloads API and resource access scoped by IAM permissions. |
| What is the purpose of alerting policies in Cloud Monitoring? | To notify users or systems when specific conditions based on metrics are met. |
| What is the purpose of Cloud Monitoring? | It provides visibility into the performance, uptime, and overall health of applications and services in GCP. |
| What is the purpose of monitoring uptime checks in GCP? | To ensure external-facing services remain available and reliable. |
| What is the role of Cloud Audit Logs in Security Command Center? | To provide detailed information on access and modifications to GCP resources for threat detection. |
| What is the role of Google Cloud Armor in security operations? | It provides DDoS protection and WAF capabilities to mitigate security threats. |
| What is the significance of organization policies in GCP security? | They enforce governance rules across an organization to maintain compliance and security standards. |
| What is the use of log queries in Cloud Logging? | To search, filter, and analyze log data to identify specific events or patterns. |
| What is the value of exporting logs to BigQuery in security operations? | Allows for advanced querying, pattern detection, and integration with BI tools for analysis. |
| What role does Forseti Security play in GCP security operations? | It helps automate security analysis, policies, and misconfiguration detection in GCP environments. |
| What types of logs can be collected with Cloud Logging? | System logs, audit logs, and application logs. |
| Why is real-time log ingestion important in Cloud Logging? | For immediate analysis and response to security or operational issues. |
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How does VPC Flow Logs enhance network visibility?
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By logging network traffic metadata from a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
Front
How can the GCP Error Reporting tool assist in security operations?
Back
By aggregating and displaying application errors to help identify and address issues quickly.
Front
How does Cloud Identity & Access Management (IAM) enhance security in GCP?
Back
By managing access permissions for users, groups, and services with the principle of least privilege.
Front
What is the use of log queries in Cloud Logging?
Back
To search, filter, and analyze log data to identify specific events or patterns.
Front
What role does Forseti Security play in GCP security operations?
Back
It helps automate security analysis, policies, and misconfiguration detection in GCP environments.
Front
How can API Monitoring improve application security on GCP?
Back
By detecting unusual or unauthorized API usage patterns that may indicate security breaches.
Front
What is a playbook in the context of incident response in GCP?
Back
A predefined set of steps to follow during specific types of security incidents.
Front
What are metric thresholds in Cloud Monitoring?
Back
Predefined values that trigger alerts when exceeded, indicating potential problems.
Front
How does Threat Intelligence in Security Command Center improve detection?
Back
By leveraging external data sources to identify current threat patterns and suspicious activities.
Front
What are Cloud Logging sinks used for?
Back
They allow logs to be exported to destinations such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, or Pub/Sub.
Front
What is the role of Google Cloud Armor in security operations?
Back
It provides DDoS protection and WAF capabilities to mitigate security threats.
Front
How can Service Monitoring in Cloud Monitoring enhance operational visibility?
Back
By providing distributed tracing and dependency mapping for services across environments.
Front
What is the value of exporting logs to BigQuery in security operations?
Back
Allows for advanced querying, pattern detection, and integration with BI tools for analysis.
Front
What is OpenTelemetry
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and how is it used in GCP monitoring?,An open-source framework for collecting telemetry data like traces, logs, and metrics to enhance observability.
Front
What types of logs can be collected with Cloud Logging?
Back
System logs, audit logs, and application logs.
Front
Why is real-time log ingestion important in Cloud Logging?
Back
For immediate analysis and response to security or operational issues.
Front
How can Pub/Sub help with log processing?
Back
It streams logs to consumers for real-time analysis or storage workflows.
Front
What is a key feature of Cloud Monitoring Dashboards?
Back
They provide visualizations of metrics and logs for quick insights into system performance.
Front
What does a policy in Security Command Center do?
Back
It applies security rules to detect and prevent misconfigurations and vulnerabilities.
Front
What is the function of service accounts in GCP security?
Back
They grant applications and workloads API and resource access scoped by IAM permissions.
Front
What is Stackdriver Trace and how is it used in security operations?
Back
It provides latency analysis for distributed applications to identify bottlenecks and potential issues.
Front
How does Security Command Center prioritize risks?
Back
By categorizing findings based on severity levels such as critical, high, medium, or low.
Front
What is a finding in Security Command Center?
Back
A representation of a potential security risk or vulnerability detected in your environment.
Front
What is the role of Cloud Audit Logs in Security Command Center?
Back
To provide detailed information on access and modifications to GCP resources for threat detection.
Front
How does Security Command Center integrate with threat intelligence?
Back
It uses sources like Event Threat Detection to identify active threats and suspicious activity.
Front
What is BigQuery commonly used for in incident response?
Back
Conducting log analysis and querying large datasets to identify suspicious patterns.
Front
What happens when you enable activity logging in Cloud Logging?
Back
All user activity, including accessing and modifying resources, is recorded for auditing.
Front
How can metrics be created in Cloud Monitoring?
Back
By defining custom metrics and using system-provided metrics for deeper insights.
Front
What is the purpose of monitoring uptime checks in GCP?
Back
To ensure external-facing services remain available and reliable.
Front
How does Cloud Logging detect anomalies?
Back
By using log-based metrics to track unusual patterns or thresholds.
Front
What is the purpose of Cloud Monitoring?
Back
It provides visibility into the performance, uptime, and overall health of applications and services in GCP.
Front
How does Access Transparency enhance security operations in GCP?
Back
By providing detailed logs of Google staff access to user-controlled data.
Front
What is Security Command Center in GCP?
Back
It is a centralized tool to monitor, detect, and respond to security risks across Google Cloud.
Front
What is Cloud Logging used for in GCP?
Back
It is used to store, search, analyze, and alert on logs from Google Cloud services and applications.
Front
How does Cloud Monitoring alert you to issues?
Back
By enabling notifications based on predefined thresholds, metrics, and conditions.
Front
What is the difference between Cloud Logging and Cloud Monitoring?
Back
Cloud Logging focuses on log management while Cloud Monitoring focuses on operational performance and alerts.
Front
What is the significance of organization policies in GCP security?
Back
They enforce governance rules across an organization to maintain compliance and security standards.
Front
How can audit logs help ensure compliance in GCP?
Back
They record activities performed by users, roles, and services for accountability and traceability.
Front
What is Event Threat Detection in Security Command Center?
Back
A feature that scans logs for threats like malware, cryptomining, or brute force attacks.
Front
What is the purpose of alerting policies in Cloud Monitoring?
Back
To notify users or systems when specific conditions based on metrics are met.
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This deck reviews logging, monitoring, and incident response techniques in GCP using tools like Cloud Logging, Cloud Monitoring, and Security Command Center.