Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer Question 490
Select 3Google Cloud PlatformYour organization is migrating a set of applications to Google Cloud. These applications process sensitive healthcare data, making them subject to HIPAA compliance requirements. As a Professional Cloud Security Engineer, how should you determine the Google Cloud environment in scope for regulatory compliance?
- A
Identify the Google Cloud resources and services used by the applications that store, process, or transmit sensitive healthcare data.
- B
Ensure all Google Cloud regions used by the applications are located solely within the United States to meet HIPAA compliance.
- C
Review the data flow and integrations between on-premises systems, third-party services, and Google Cloud to identify potential compliance risks.
- D
Include all Google Cloud projects in the organization by default, as HIPAA applies to the entire cloud environment regardless of usage.
- E
Verify that the selected Google Cloud services are covered under Google's Business Associate Agreement (BAA).
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Correct answers: A, C, E
Explanation
To scope the Google Cloud environment for HIPAA compliance, you must focus on identifying resources and services that handle sensitive healthcare data, reviewing data flows and integrations to ensure compliance risks are addressed, and verifying that the chosen services are covered under Google's BAA. These steps help ensure that only the relevant components of the environment are included in the compliance scope, avoiding unnecessary overhead or incorrect assumptions.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Identifying the Google Cloud resources and services that handle sensitive healthcare data ensures that only the relevant components of the environment are scoped for compliance.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While regional considerations are important, HIPAA compliance does not require all resources to be located solely in the United States. Google Cloud provides options for regional and multi-regional compliance.
- C. Correct.
Correct. Reviewing data flows and integrations is critical to understanding how data moves and identifying systems that must comply with HIPAA regulations.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. HIPAA compliance applies specifically to systems that handle protected health information (PHI), not the entire Google Cloud environment by default.
- E. Correct.
Correct. Google's BAA outlines which services are HIPAA compliant. Ensuring that selected services are covered under the BAA is a key step in determining the environment in scope for compliance.