Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer Practice Exam

How can your team restrict project creation within an organization?

1. Use billing accounts to control project creation

2. Permit any user with Editor role to create projects

3. Remove all users from the Project Creator role and add a designated group

4. Implement a quota to limit project creation

The correct answer is: Remove all users from the Project Creator role and add a designated group

The correct choice focuses on effectively managing who has the authority to create projects within an organization by leveraging role-based access control. By removing all users from the Project Creator role and assigning this capability exclusively to a designated group, the organization ensures that only those individuals deemed appropriate have the power to create projects. This not only centralizes project creation responsibilities but also enhances security by reducing the risk of unauthorized or accidental project creations that could lead to increased management and compliance difficulties. This approach aligns with best practices in cloud security, emphasizing the principle of least privilege, which states that users should have only the permissions necessary to perform their tasks. It minimizes potential security vulnerabilities by restricting project creation to a trusted group, thus allowing for greater oversight and control. The other options do not adequately establish the necessary restrictions. For instance, using billing accounts to control project creation can be impractical because it primarily manages costs rather than access permissions. Allowing any user with the Editor role to create projects directly contradicts the goal of restricting project creation, as it opens the possibility to a much larger pool of users. Implementing a quota may limit the number of projects but does not provide control over who can create them, potentially leading to complications if the quota is reached unexpectedly.