GCP Releases
Google Cloud releases and Terraform Google provider. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 819 GCP releases · Updated
- Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Confidential VMs Expand vCPU Support on C3D/C4D
Confidential VM instances utilizing AMD SEV on C3D and C4D machine types now support configurations exceeding 255 vCPUs. This enhancement allows for larger, more demanding workloads to benefit from confidential computing capabilities. This update is particularly relevant for engineers and architects running high-performance, security-sensitive applications.
feature - Google Cloud Blog blogaisecuritygovernancepreviewarchitectgovernmentgcp-cloud-rungcp-cloud-functions ·
Google Cloud CISO Perspectives: AI Threat Defense for Boards
This article discusses the evolving role of AI threat defense, emphasizing its importance for boardroom security governance and business agility. It highlights how organizations can transition from manual, reactive security to an automated, AI-native capability. The piece is targeted at board members, CISOs, and business leaders needing to understand AI security strategies and governance frameworks. It introduces Google's AI Threat Defense (AITD) concept and outlines five key areas for inquiry regarding AI security.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpga ·
Oracle Database@Google Cloud adds CMEK for Exascale VM Clusters
Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) for Exascale VM Clusters. This enhancement improves data security for sensitive workloads running on Google Cloud. The feature is generally available to all users managing Exascale VM Clusters.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Guest Environment Updates Include OS Login Fixes and Security Patches
The Guest Environment Fixed Version 20260716.00 is now available, addressing issues with OS Login zombie processes and the extensions monitor. This update also includes dependency updates to patch multiple high-severity CVEs. The release benefits all supported operating systems by improving stability and security.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps Marketplace Update for Chronicle
Google Chronicle Security Operations (SecOps) Marketplace has updated the Wiz Defend alert naming format within its Chronicle Alerts Connector. This change affects how alerts from Wiz Defend are represented in Chronicle, potentially improving clarity for security analysts. The update is available as part of Chronicle Version 91.0.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineergcp-vertex-ai ·
Google SecOps Marketplace updates Active Directory, Vertex AI, and more
Google SecOps Marketplace has released updates across several integrations. Notably, the Vertex AI integration now supports multi-region endpoints, and Active Directory gains configurable network timeouts. These changes benefit security engineers and architects managing threat intelligence and incident response workflows by improving connectivity and data handling.
patch - Google Cloud Blog blogaisecuritygcpengineerfinanceretaileducationgovernmentenergyautomotive ·
GCP Security Blog: Trends in Open Source Software Supply Chain Compromise
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking an increase in threat actors targeting open source software repositories for supply chain compromises, with significant campaigns observed in 2025 and early 2026. These attacks leverage compromised code repositories, dependencies, and developer tools, offering attackers efficiency and scale. The blog post provides mitigation and hardening recommendations based on GTIG's observations, highlighting the impact across various industries and countries, with a particular focus on how AI is likely to accelerate these threats.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitectgovernment ·
reCAPTCHA Agent Overview Dashboard Launched
A new Agent overview dashboard is now available on the Google Cloud Fraud Defense home page. This dashboard enables monitoring and analysis of automated agent traffic, distinguishing verified from suspected agents. It is now generally available and accessible through the Google Cloud console.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securityinfragcpsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Container Optimized OS Security and Bug Fixes
This release of Container Optimized OS addresses numerous security vulnerabilities across the Linux kernel, systemd, Python, and OpenSSH. It also includes fixes for an xfs file system bug and an update to fluent-bit. These updates are crucial for maintaining system integrity and security for all users running Container Optimized OS.
security patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps: View preview parser content with custom parsers
Google SecOps now allows users to view the content of prebuilt parser preview versions, even when a custom parser is active for the same log type. This enhancement provides visibility into new preview features without disrupting current custom parser configurations. It benefits SecOps users who want to evaluate upcoming parser capabilities.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps SIEM: View Prebuilt Parser Preview Content
Google SecOps SIEM now allows users to view prebuilt parser preview version content even when using a custom parser for the same log type. This enhancement enables users to inspect new preview versions before activating them. The feature is available for users of Google SecOps SIEM.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Security Command Center ServiceNow Integration Updates
The Google SCC ITSM and SIR apps for ServiceNow have been updated to versions 1.2.0 and 1.3.0, respectively. This release adds support for new ServiceNow versions and introduces features for managing findings, creating mute rules, and viewing action logs. The update also includes revised setup and troubleshooting guidance for the integration, impacting users who leverage Security Command Center with ServiceNow.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: IAM group auth in preview
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL now offers IAM group authentication in preview for new clusters running PostgreSQL 15+. This feature simplifies user management by enabling access control at the group level, allowing group members to inherit database roles. It requires enabling specific database flags and is available for new clusters.
feature - Google Cloud Blog blogsecuritygcpgapreviewengineergovernment ·
Cloud KMS adds quantum-safe digital signatures and post-quantum key encapsulation
Google Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) now offers general availability for quantum-safe digital signatures (ML-DSA, SLH-DSA) and post-quantum key encapsulation (ML-KEM) to protect data integrity against future quantum computers. This update addresses the challenge of signing large data payloads efficiently and supports compliance with evolving regulatory mandates. The new capabilities are available now for all Cloud KMS users.
feature announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewarchitect ·
Access Approval Privileged Access Manager available in Preview
Access Approval Privileged Access Manager is now available in Preview. This feature enables enhanced control over privileged access within Google Cloud environments. It is designed for security-conscious users and administrators managing sensitive cloud resources.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps adds Data RBAC for cases and alerts
Google SecOps has introduced Data Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for first-party cases and alerts. This feature enhances security by automatically applying SIEM data access scopes to ingested data, ensuring analysts only view authorized information. It is currently available in public preview for all regions.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineergcp-cloud-rungcp-cloud-sql ·
Secret Manager: Automatic Cloud SQL Credential Rotation (Preview)
Secret Manager now offers automatic rotation for regional Cloud SQL database credentials in preview. This feature simplifies credential management by generating passwords, updating Cloud SQL instances, and rotating secrets on a schedule, eliminating the need for custom Cloud Run functions. It is now available for PostgreSQL and SQL Server instances and requires no specific prerequisites beyond using Secret Manager.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Access Transparency Privileged Access Manager available in Preview
The Privileged Access Manager feature for Access Transparency is now available in public preview. This feature enhances security by providing better control over privileged access. It is targeted at administrators and security teams responsible for cloud environments.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Apigee X: Security Fixes and Infrastructure Updates
Google Cloud has released an updated version of Apigee X, incorporating security fixes for the Java Callout policy and infrastructure updates. This release aims to address vulnerabilities and improve the overall stability of the Apigee platform. The rollout began today and may take several business days to complete across all Google Cloud zones.
security patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes aisecuritygcppreviewarchitect ·
Security Command Center adds AI Protection for Premium tier
Google Cloud Security Command Center Premium now offers AI Protection at the project level. This enhancement provides access to an AI security dashboard, AI threat detection, and AI vulnerability findings. It is available for Security Command Center Premium tier users and is configured at the project level.
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