Google Cloud IAM: In Practice

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NOTICE: This course is deprecated and has been replaced by https://cloudacademy.com/course/configuring-gcp-access-security-2685/

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Security is considered to be one of the biggest challenges when comparing cloud vs. in-house infrastructure. Due to lack of trust, loss of control, and the multi-tenant nature of the cloud, security controls and mechanisms are of the utmost importance.

Google Cloud Platform offers tools with a single dashboard and simple interfaces to implement security policies. Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) provides an easy way to manage GCP users and the permissions assigned to them. Besides human users, GCP provides a way to create non-human identities (service accounts) and attach those to cloud applications and VMs. The correct configuration and usage of service accounts and IAM are critical to GCP security. GCP also provides a centralized dashboard to view audit logs, which are useful in the case of a security breach.

To help you get the most out of the security tools offered in Google Cloud, this course covers how to properly manage IAM, service accounts, and audit logs.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how cloud security differs from on-premises security
• Configure identities and access levels in Google Cloud Platform using Cloud IAM
• Create, manage, and assign service accounts to GCP VMs 
• View audit logs in the GCP console

Intended Audience

• Students preparing for GCP cloud certifications
• Cloud administrators and IT professionals
• Cloud security practitioners
• GCP developers

Prerequisites

• Completion of Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals course on Cloud Academy or practical working experience with GCP infrastructure
• Basic proficiency with command-line tools and Linux operating system environments