Maintaining a robust security posture is paramount when using Cloud, while Aviato deploy org policies by default as part of our Cloud Foundations it is good to understand how they can be used to improve meet your compliance needs, and maintain a high level of security. Org Policies control what can be done with resources, IAM controls which define who can access a resource. Together these 2 things lock down your Google Cloud secruity. What Are Google Cloud Organization Policies? Organization Policies are a set of constraints that you can apply across your entire GCP organization, folders, or projects. They enable you to: Why Organization Policies Matter for Your Security: Org policies let your engineers and developers deploy new services but maintain a compliant and secure environment by ensuring: Key Organization Policy Use Cases: The full list of Org Policies is avaiable on the Google Cloud site but a few examples are: From early 2024, any new users will find certain policies already enforced. Examples include: Implementing Organization Policies: Step-by-Step Guide Custom Org Policies: With Custom Constraints. Administrators can now use Common Expression Language (CEL) to create highly granular, bespoke rules tailored to their exact business needs. A few examples of these are as follows: Name Example Resource CEL Conditions Restricting Compute Engine Machine Types In a dev environment only small sized VM’s can be created compute.googleapis.com/Instance resource.machineType.contains(‘e2-micro’) Enforcing Naming Conventions for Cloud Storage You want to ensure that all Cloud Storage buckets created in a production folder begin with the prefix prod-corp- storage.googleapis.com/Bucket resource.name.startsWith(‘prod-corp-‘) Enforcing Labels on Creation Ensure every new Compute Engine disk has a cost-center label attached to it at the time of creation. compute.googleapis.com/Disk has(resource.labels[‘cost-center’]) Best Practices for Organization Policies: In summary Google Cloud Organization Policies empower you to elevate your cloud security posture through proactive, centralized controls. If you are worried about your Google Cloud security Aviato offer Google Cloud Security Assesments and can help with the implementation of Org Policies.