PCSE Ensuring Data Protection Practice Question
A company must comply with regulatory requirements that restrict data access by Google Cloud support and engineering staff. They need to log all Google admin access to their data and also require explicit approval before access is granted. Which TWO features should they combine? (Choose two.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Access Approval
Access Transparency provides logs of Google admin access to customer content. Access Approval allows customers to approve or deny Google support access requests. Together, they satisfy the requirement for logging and approval. The other options: Audit Logs record customer project actions, not Google admin access. Data Loss Prevention is for data inspection. VPC Service Controls are for network perimeters.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Access Approval
Why this is correct
Allows customers to approve or deny Google support access requests.
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Data Loss Prevention
Why it's wrong here
DLP is for data inspection and de-identification, not for access control.
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VPC Service Controls
Why it's wrong here
VPC Service Controls help prevent data exfiltration but do not provide approval or logging of Google admin access.
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Access Transparency
Why this is correct
Logs Google admin access to customer content.
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Audit Logs
Why it's wrong here
Audit Logs record actions by customer principals, not Google admin actions.
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