Intertwined

Creating complex network infrastructures on the Google Cloud Platform is quick and easy with virtual private clouds, but fast doesn’t always mean right. We look at the on-board tools you need to heighten your cloud security.

Guido Söldner

Virtual private clouds (VPCs) have seen Google and other hyperscalers revolutionize network management in the cloud. Although the process of dynamically creating and managing networks in on-premises IT can be very time-consuming – despite new developments such as software-defined networking (SDN) – cloud providers now offer APIs that can be used to create network constructs such as VPCs in next to no time. However, cloud networks are often managed by DevOps teams, and the level of knowledge in DevOps is not always such that all security concerns are diligently taken into account. Additionally, the field of network security is relatively wide and presupposes expertise in tasks such as creating VPCs and their subnets, routing, analyzing flow logs, setting up firewalls, and establishing threat detection. Such concerns prompted this look into…

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ADMIN Network & Security (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2023

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