Checklist Summary:

This security configuration benchmark covers foundational elements of Google Cloud Platform. The recommendations detailed here are important security considerations when designing your infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform. Most of the recommendations provided with this release of the benchmark covers security considerations only at individual Project level and not at the organization level. To obtain the latest version of this guide, please visit http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org. If you have questions, comments, or have identified ways to improve this guide, please write us at BenchmarkInfo@cisecurity.org.

Checklist Role:

• Business Productivity Application
• Virtualization Server

Known Issues:

Not provided.

Target Audience:

This document is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, platform deployment, and/or DevOps personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions on Google Cloud Platform.

Target Operational Environment:

• Managed

Testing Information:

Not provided.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not provided.

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

Not provided.

Disclaimer:

https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Product Support:

https://www.cisecurity.org/support

Point of Contact:

benchmarkinfo@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Not provided.

Licensing:

https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-securesuite/cis-securesuite-membership-terms-of-use/

Change History:

New Checklist - 05/08/2025

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NIST checklist record last modified on 05/08/2025