PCSE Ensuring Data Protection Practice Question
A security administrator wants to receive near-real-time logs whenever a Google Cloud support engineer accesses their customer content. Which GCP service provides this capability?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Access Transparency
Access Transparency provides near-real-time logs of actions taken by Google personnel when accessing customer content. It is part of the Assured Workloads offering and can be enabled for supported services.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Access Transparency
Why this is correct
Access Transparency provides logs of Google admin access to customer content.
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Cloud Audit Logs (Admin Activity)
Why it's wrong here
Admin Activity logs record actions performed by users within the customer's project, not Google personnel.
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Cloud Security Command Center
Why it's wrong here
SCC provides threat detection, not logs of Google support access.
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Cloud Audit Logs (Data Access)
Why it's wrong here
Data Access logs record read/write operations on customer data by customer users, not Google support.
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