PCSE Practice Question: Managing Operations in a Cloud Solution Environment
An organization wants to use Security Command Center to detect misconfigurations in their Google Cloud resources. They need a service that can automatically check for common security issues like open firewall ports and IAM policy violations. Which SCC feature should they enable?
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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Security Health Analytics
Security Health Analytics (SHA) is the SCC built-in scanner that checks for misconfigurations such as open firewall ports, overly permissive IAM roles, and other security best practices. Web Security Scanner targets web app vulnerabilities. Event Threat Detection is for threat detection. Anomaly Detection identifies unusual behavior.
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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Anomaly Detection
Why it's wrong here
Detects anomalous behavior, not static misconfigurations.
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Event Threat Detection
Why it's wrong here
Detects threats from logs, not misconfigurations.
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Security Health Analytics
Why this is correct
SHA automatically scans resources for misconfigurations.
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Web Security Scanner
Why it's wrong here
Focuses on web application vulnerabilities, not infrastructure misconfigurations.
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