PCSE Practice Question: Managing Operations in a Cloud Solution Environment
A security engineer wants to review all IAM permission changes made in the last 30 days. Which type of Cloud Audit Log should they query?
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Why each option matters
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Admin Activity logs
Admin Activity logs contain all API calls that modify configurations or metadata, such as IAM policy changes. They are enabled by default and retained for 400 days. Data Access logs would capture read events but not permission changes, System Event logs are for GCP infrastructure actions, and Policy Denied logs record denied requests.
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Admin Activity logs
Why this is correct
Correct. Admin Activity logs record configuration changes including IAM policy modifications.
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Data Access logs
Why it's wrong here
Data Access logs capture read/write operations on resources, not IAM changes.
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System Event logs
Why it's wrong here
System Event logs record GCP infrastructure actions, not admin changes.
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Policy Denied logs
Why it's wrong here
Policy Denied logs record denied requests, not successful changes.
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