Google Cloud has launched a six-week education program called Modern SecOps, designed to equip security professionals with the latest skills and knowledge to modernize their security operations. The program is based on Google Cloud's Autonomic Security Operations framework and Continuous Detection, Continuous Response methodology.

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VMware Cloud Foundation on Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) is now generally available, offering lower costs and incentives for customers. The partnership with Broadcom provides support for VMware Cloud Foundation with 20% lower commitment pricing. Additionally, license portability entitlement support allows customers to preserve their VMware investments by porting on-premises VCF licenses to GCVE, with a VE1 node available at up to 35% lower price on a three-year prepaid commitment.

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SEEBURGER's BIS Platform is a secure and scalable integration solution for modern applications, built on Google Cloud's cloud-first database technology. It enables seamless application connectivity and process automation in industries such as manufacturing, automotive, banking, finance, and logistics. The platform is designed to maximize the benefits of cloud-first technologies to drive future growth and optimization.

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Endear, an omnichannel customer relationship management (CRM) platform, migrated to AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, a fully managed Google Cloud database service, to meet increasing demand and provide superior performance, scale, and availability. The company aggregates and integrates customer data from multiple silos, including ecommerce platforms, point-of-sale (POS) systems, and marketing platforms.

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Databases handle two kinds of workloads: online transaction processing (OLTP) and online analytical processing (OLAP). OLTP requires delivering a large number of concurrent queries for a small amount of data at low latency, while OLAP involves a small number of concurrent queries accessing a large amount of data without latency sensitivity. Google Bigtable is a fully managed, NoSQL database service that can handle both types of workloads.

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APT41, a threat actor, has resurfaced with a modified version of the DUSTPAN malware, which is an in-memory dropper that decrypts and executes a payload. The malware was disguised as a Windows binary and made persistent via Windows services. This is not the first time APT41 has used DUSTPAN, as it was previously used in several 2021 and 2022 breaches.

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Google Cloud's Dataplex Catalog, a next-generation data asset inventory platform, is now generally available. It provides a unified inventory for all metadata, whether resources are in Google Cloud or on-premises. With Dataplex Catalog, organizations can search and discover data, understand its context, enable data governance, and enrich it with additional metadata.

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The NIST NICE framework provides a roadmap for cybersecurity skill development, but mastering its tasks, knowledge, and skills can be daunting. To address this, a comprehensive library of over 6,000 AI-powered prompts has been created using Google Gemini AI to guide users through the framework. These prompts offer a dynamic and personalized learning experience, accelerating the journey to cybersecurity expertise.

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GKE clusters on the Extended release channel incur an extended support period cluster management fee of $0.50 per cluster per hour, in addition to the standard cluster management fee of $0.10 per cluster per hour. The additional charge applies only when the cluster extended support period starts. The Extended release channel will be generally available.

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Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) offers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including GDC air-gapped, a disconnected private cloud environment for managing classified, restricted, and top-secret data. This solution helps public sector and government organizations meet public sector regulatory and security standards. The solution is designed to address the risks of government overreliance on singular security controls and provide a Zero Trust approach for air-gapped clouds.

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