A database administrator notices malicious activities within their Cloud SQL instance. The database administrator wants to monitor the API calls that read the configuration or metadata of resources…

The correct answer is D. Data Access. https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/audit/#data-access Data Access audit logs contain API calls that read the configuration or metadata of resources, as well as user-driven API calls that create, modify, or read user-provided resource data.

Submitted by certguy· Apr 18, 2026Ensuring data protection

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A database administrator notices malicious activities within their Cloud SQL instance. The database administrator wants to monitor the API calls that read the configuration or metadata of resources. Which logs should the database administrator review?

Options

AAdmin Activity
BSystem Event
CAccess Transparency
DData Access

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A
4% (1)
C
4% (1)
D
91% (21)

Explanation

https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/audit/#data-access Data Access audit logs contain API calls that read the configuration or metadata of resources, as well as user-driven API calls that create, modify, or read user-provided resource data.

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#Cloud Logging#Audit Logs#Cloud SQL Security#Security Monitoring

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