GCP Comics #8 Security with reverse proxy — A reverse proxy stands in front of your data, services, or virtual machines, catching requests from anywhere in the world and carefully checking each one to see if it is allowed. In order to decide (yes or no) the proxy will look at who and what. Who are you (the…

Summary of #BuildonGCP architecture series — 👋 Hi Cloud Devs!! Last year I created #13DaysOfGCP mini series on Twitter which you all loved. So, here I compiled 13 more common Google Cloud reference architectures. If you were not able to catch it, or if you missed a few days, here I bring to you the summary! 0: Build on GCP series intro 1: Build a streaming video analytics pipeline using Google Cloud

GCP Comics #7 Device security — In a zero trust environment, every device has to earn trust in order to be granted access. When determining whether access should be granted, the security system relies on device metadata, such as what software is running or when the OS was last updated, and checks to see if the…

GCP Comics #6 Security keys in Cybersecurity — A security key is a physical device that works alongside your username and password to verify your identity to a site or app. They provide stronger login protection than an authenticator app or SMS codes, and the same device can be used for many services, so you don’t need to…

Google Cloud and Makani behind-the-scenes story to fight climate change. — How do you approach the monumental challenge of innovating renewable energy? During a 13-year project that concluded in 2020, the Makani team took on this challenge using technology inspired by kite surfing. I was intrigued and wanted to learn more about the project and how Google Cloud played a part…

Managed Hadoop & Spark #GCPSketchnote — If you are using Hadoop ecosystem and want to make it easier to manage then Dataproc is the tool to checkout. Dataproc is a managed Spark and Hadoop service that lets you take advantage of open source data tools for batch processing, querying, streaming, and machine learning. Dataproc automation helps…

GCP Comics #5 Identity and Zero Trust Model — Autors: Priyanka Vergadia & Max Salonstall GCP Comics Google Cloud Comics (GCP Comics)gcpcomics.com A zero trust network is one in which no person, device, or network enjoys inherent trust. All trust, which allows access to information, must be earned, and the first step of that is demonstrating valid identity. A system needs to know who you are…

GCP Comics #4: Encryption to secure your data in cloud — GCP Comics Google Cloud Comics (GCP Comics)gcpcomics.com Encryption is a process that takes plaintext as input, and transforms it into an output (ciphertext) that reveals little or no information about the plaintext. A public encryption algorithm is used, but execution depends on a key, which is kept secret. To decrypt the ciphertext back to its original form…

GCP Comics #3: Defense in Depth — GCP Comics Google Cloud Comics (GCP Comics)gcpcomics.com Security is one of the great challenges of our time. Imagine being Google as part of serving and protecting eight apps with more than a billion users each. Google filters millions of spam messages a minute, spots thousands of suspicious web pages a day, and delivers almost unimaginable amounts of…