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6. Secure Your GCP Environment and Containers

Shimon Ifrah1  
(1)
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
 

In this chapter, we will focus on GCP security and, more specifically, how to secure your GCP environment.

GCP has a built-in security layer that, by default, is designed to give you a good base level of security without extra cost. The default protection helps by doing two things: first, giving a starting point and basic measurements that help protect you from external security risks like DoS attacks; and second, preventing you from making mistakes that can compromise your environment.

In this chapter, we will cover some best practices ...

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