Module 4: Monitoring, Logging, Auditing and Scanning

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Monitoring, Logging, Auditing and Scanning

Graded Assignment

1. Which TWO of the following statements about Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging are TRUE?

  • The Cloud Logging Agent can be installed on both Compute Engine and AWS EC2 instances. ✅
  • While Cloud Logging is not built-in to most Google Cloud services, you can easily add it for a reasonable fee.
  • You can analyze log data in BigQuery. ✅
  • Cloud Monitoring and Cloud Logging retain logs for an indefinite period of time.

2. Which TWO of the following statements about Cloud Audit Logs are TRUE?

  • Unlike Cloud Logging logs, you cannot export Cloud Audit Logs entries to BigQuery.
  • Cloud Audit Logs maintains four audit logs for each project, folder, and organization. ✅
  • Data Access audit logs record data-access operations on resources that are publicly shared.
  • Enabling Data Access audit logs might result in your project being charged for the additional logs usage. ✅

3. Which one of the following statements about Security Command Center is NOT true?

  • Security Command Center works by generating “findings” associated with assets.
  • Security Command Center provides a centralized view for cloud resources.
  • Security Command Center helps you prevent, detect, and respond to threats.
  • Security Command Center requires three IAM administrative permissions to set up ✅

4. Which one of the following is NOT a benefit for automating security in Google Cloud environments?

  • While beneficial in some situations, the time invested in automating certain tasks is not worth it due to a lack of Google Cloud services that support this framework. ✅
  • Once you have encapsulated some task in automation, anyone can execute the task.
  • Security automation Improves consistency, quickness, and reliability.
  • Security automation allows scaling faster than the growth of threats and assets.

Explanation:
This statement is not a benefit and is therefore the correct answer. Google Cloud actually supports extensive automation frameworks (Cloud Functions, Cloud Scheduler, Pub/Sub, etc.), making automation highly beneficial.

Related contents:

Module 2: Protecting against Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS)
Module 3: Content-Related Vulnerabilities: Techniques and Best Practices

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