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KB-GoogleCloud-010 — Overview of Google Security Operations (SecOps)

Purpose

Provides a high-level overview of Google Security Operations (SecOps) and its role in security monitoring, detection, and investigation.

Overview

Google Security Operations is a cloud-native security operations platform designed to ingest, correlate, and analyze security telemetry at scale to support detection, investigation, and response activities.

Scope

Conceptual overview only. Configuration and operational use depend on customer-specific architecture and governance.

Authoritative Documentation

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Compliance & Control Alignment (Informative)

This knowledge base article supports organizational awareness, documentation, and operational understanding related to security, risk, and service delivery. It may contribute to regulatory and compliance objectives depending on system design, deployment scope, and control implementation.
  • ITSG-33 (Canada – GC / PBMM): PL-2, SA-9, SI-4, IR-1 / IR-4, AU-2 / AU-6

  • CMMC (United States – DoD): SI.L2-3.14.1, IR.L2-3.6.1, AU.L2-3.3.1, RM.L2-3.11.1, CA.L2-3.12.1

  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022: A.5.1, A.5.19, A.5.23, A.5.24, A.8.16

  • FedRAMP (Moderate / High – Informative): PL-2, SA-9, SI-4, IR-4, AU-6

  • NIS2 (EU): Article 21(2)(a), (b), (d), (e)

  • DORA (EU – Financial Sector): Articles 5, 6, 10, 28


InfoImportant Note
This article does not constitute evidence of compliance, certification, authorization, or accreditation. Compliance outcomes depend on implemented controls, governance processes, and independent assessment results.

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