google-cloud-waf-security

The security pillar of the Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework provides design principles and best practices for building a robust security posture by integrating security into every layer of the architecture for cloud workloads. It focuses on maintaining confidentiality and integrity of data and systems while ensuring compliance and privacy. It provides a structured approach to risk management, threat defense, and identity control, enabling you to operate cloud workloads securely and at scale. The recommendations in the security pillar of the Well-Architected Framework are aligned with the following core principles: Implement security by design : Integrate cloud security and network security considerations starting from the initial design phase of your applications and infrastructure. Google Cloud provides architecture blueprints and recommendations to help you apply this principle. Grounding document: Implement zero trust : Use a never trust, always verify approach, where access to resources is granted based on continuous verification of trust. Google Cloud supports this principle through products like Chrome Enterprise Premium and Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP). Grounding document: Implement shift-left security : Implement security controls early in the software development lifecycle.