Google’s new security features will not only protect users on its own Google Cloud Platform but in rival platforms like Amazon’s AWS and other private clouds.

“The mission here is to build the most trusted cloud,” Michael Aiello, product management director for Google Cloud, told Maria Korolov of Data Center Knowledge:

In 2018, (Aiello) said, Google launched more than 70 new security products or enhancements. “Today, we’re announcing 30 new things. There’s a huge volume of stuff coming through, and we’re continuing to invest heavily here.” For example, Google Cloud will now have context-aware access at no additional charge. In addition, some G Suite customers will have access to a beta version of this feature. The feature was previously only available in beta on the Google Cloud Platform, he said.

Google is also working on making its products easier to set up and configure in a secure way. “We agree with analysts that the biggest issues in the future are that it’s tough to configure and set this up in a safe way,” said Aiello. “Our goal is to make this simpler and simpler and simpler.”

For example, Google’s virtual private cloud security controls, previously in beta, are now generally available. These let Google’s cloud customers define security perimeters around specific resources such as cloud storage buckets, BigTable instances and BigQuery datasets. They’re part of the Google Cloud Security Command Center, first introduced last year, which now enters general availability.

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In addition to more native security features, Google is partnering with outside vendors for additional capabilities. For example, StackRox offers detailed insights and security configuration support for Kubernetes containers. Previously, Google cloud customers who wanted to use StackRox tools would have two separate management panels – one for Google’s own tools, and one for StackRox. Today, the StackRox data will be available via Google’s Cloud Security Command Center.

And it’s not just for containers deployed on Google own platform, said Michelle McLean, VP of product marketing at StackRox. The security data can come from any private or public cloud service provider offering Kubernetes containers, as well as more limited data from providers offering non-Kubernetes containers.