Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer — Question 122

You are using Security Command Center (SCC) to protect your workloads and receive alerts for suspected security breaches at your company. You need to detect cryptocurrency mining software.

Which SCC service should you use?

Answer options

• A. Virtual Machine Threat Detection
• B. Container Threat Detection
• C. Rapid Vulnerability Detection
• D. Web Security Scanner

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Virtual Machine Threat Detection, as it specifically targets malicious activities such as cryptocurrency mining on virtual machines. The other options focus on different aspects of security: B deals with container environments, C identifies vulnerabilities, and D scans web applications for security issues, none of which are directly aimed at detecting mining software.