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PROFESSIONAL-DATA-ENGINEER · Question #16
Your startup has never implemented a formal security policy. Currently, everyone in the company has access to the datasets stored in Google BigQuery. Teams have freedom to use the service as they see
The correct answer is A. Use Google Stackdriver Audit Logs to review data access.. Explanation/Reference: First we need to know who is accessing what then we can create suitable policies. Stackdriver is used to track access logs for Bigquery.
Submitted by kevin_r· Mar 30, 2026Ensuring solution quality
Question
Your startup has never implemented a formal security policy. Currently, everyone in the company has access to the datasets stored in Google BigQuery. Teams have freedom to use the service as they see fit, and they have not documented their use cases. You have been asked to secure the data warehouse. You need to discover what everyone is doing. What should you do first?
Options
- AUse Google Stackdriver Audit Logs to review data access.
- BGet the identity and access management IIAM) policy of each table
- CUse Stackdriver Monitoring to see the usage of BigQuery query slots.
- DUse the Google Cloud Billing API to see what account the warehouse is being billed to.
How the community answered
(13 responses)- A77% (10)
- C15% (2)
- D8% (1)
Explanation
Explanation/Reference: First we need to know who is accessing what then we can create suitable policies. Stackdriver is used to track access logs for Bigquery.
Topics
#Stackdriver Audit Logs#BigQuery data access#security auditing#IAM
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