Google Cloud Security Command Center Reviews

The primary use case is to monitor the Google Cloud infrastructure across all projects for security-related alerts. The command center provides various features, including real-time alerting for tier-one customers and vulnerability scanning, but no incident or case management. 

This makes it less suitable for clients with multiple clouds, as they need to log into different systems to view alerts. For Google Cloud, you definitely need a unified Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) software. Compared to Azure and Defender, it is less sophisticated.

The continuous security assessment feature impacted my customers' organization's risk management practices. The practice itself involves operations personnel regularly visiting the dashboard, but it's not real-time. 

With software providers deploying directly to Google Cloud, and multiple people responsible for various projects, complexity increases. I don't think Google Cloud Security Command Center will remain effective in those cases.

AI-based capabilities: 

The only AI-related feature I've encountered is an alert notification, but it hasn't improved the alert itself. Most people would search for a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) on Google anyway. 

The AI capabilities have been heavily promoted, but I haven't seen a significant impact.

The solution has a couple of modules within it. It takes care of it. It also provides visibility on the compliance level against SCC as a benchmark. Secondly, it addresses cloud misconfiguration. For instance, if there is an exposed public VM or an overprivileged account. Thirdly, it will prevent any threats or risks present.

Cloud configuration is the most valuable feature. It provides real-time information on whether somebody is trying to create or has already created something. We receive an alert and notification for every scan if any team creates misconfigurations.

Regarding threat detection, SCC provides out-of-the-box security features added to the containers.

I primarily use it for customers, especially for compliance purposes, mapping to standards like CIS. Another use case, although rare due to configuration challenges, is web scanning for web applications.

Its valuable feature is the compliance feature that scans the entire environment and provides mapping to the necessary standards. It simplifies compliance efforts.