Google Cloud Professional Security Engineer Exam Guide

The **Professional Security Engineer** certification validates your ability to configure access, network security, and data protection on Google Cloud. It also covers compliance and security incident response.

In GCP IAM, what is a Service Account?

Answer : An identity used by an application or VM instead of a person.

Allows GCP resources to authenticate and authorize against Google APIs smoothly.

Which service provides threat detection and Security Posture Management (CSPM)?

Answer : Security Command Center (SCC).

Provides centralized visibility and detects common misconfigurations and threats.

What is VPC Service Controls?

Answer : A security perimeter service that prevents data exfiltration from GCP services.

Isolates Google services like BigQuery and Cloud Storage from the public internet.

What is the name of Google Cloud’s Web Application Firewall (WAF)?

Answer : Cloud Armor.

Defends applications against DDoS attacks and common OWASP threats.

What type of encryption does GCP use by default for data at rest?

Answer : Google-managed encryption.

GCP automatically encrypts all customer data at rest by default.

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