The rising penetration of the cloud and the need for securing workloads of the Google Cloud Platform are the need of the hour. GCP also provides a strong foundation for security controls. As such, customers have a responsibility to implement workload-specific security controls that rectify misconfiguration, unauthorized use, and growing threats. The increasingly complicated cloud structures and flexibility of services make security prioritization critical for evaluating deployment patterns of the future. Equally vital is maintaining agility and scalability through a combination of strategic monitoring and operational efficiency through best support for GCP security and workloads. 1. Adhere to the Principle of Least Privilege The golden rule: Nobody gets more access than they absolutely need.Controlling who accesses resources is one of the …
