GCP for DevOps — Security Best Practices
Security Best Practices
This chapter covers GCP’s security services and DevSecOps practices: Security Command Center for posture management, VPC Service Controls for data exfiltration prevention, Binary Authorization for supply chain security, KMS for encryption, and security automation.
Security Services Overview
GCP Security Services:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Security Command │ │ VPC Service Controls │ │
│ │ Center │ │ • Perimeter defense │ │
│ │ • Findings │ │ • Data exfiltration │ │
│ │ • Vulnerabilities │ │ prevention │ │
│ │ • Compliance │ │ • API boundaries │ │
│ └──────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Binary │ │ Cloud KMS │ │
│ │ Authorization │ │ • Key management │ │
│ │ • Container │ │ • CMEK encryption │ │
│ │ signing │ │ • Envelope encryption │ │
│ │ • Deploy policy │ │ • HSM support │ │
│ └──────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────┘ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
What You Will Learn
- Use Security Command Center for security posture management
- Prevent data exfiltration with VPC Service Controls
- Enforce container supply chain security with Binary Authorization
- Manage encryption keys with Cloud KMS
- Automate security checks in CI/CD pipelines
Chapter Contents
| # | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Command Center | Posture management, findings |
| 2 | VPC Service Controls | Data exfiltration prevention |
| 3 | Binary Authorization | Container supply chain security |
| 4 | KMS & Encryption | Key management, CMEK |
| 5 | Security Automation | DevSecOps, automated scanning |
| 6 | Practice Exercises | Hands-on security labs |
Start with → Security Command Center
