Exam Security-Operations-Engineer Topic 1 Question 13 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Security-Operations-Engineer exam
Question #: 13
Topic #: 1
You manage a large fleet of Compute Engine instances. Security Command Center (SCC) has generated a large number of CONFIDENTIAL_COMPUTING_DISABLED findings. You need to quickly tune these findings.
What should you do?

Suggested Answer: C Vote an answer

Comprehensive and Detailed 150 to 250 words of Explanation From Exact Extract Google Security Operations Engineer documents:
The correct method to "quickly tune" a large volume of specific, unwanted findings in Security Command Center (SCC) without disabling the entire detection capability is to use Mute Rules.
According to Security Command Center documentation, "Mute rules allow you to automatically mute findings based on criteria you define. Muted findings are hidden from the Security Command Center dashboard, but they are still logged for audit purposes." This specifically addresses the need to manage volume ("large number") efficiently.
Option A is manual and not scalable ("quickly"). Option B is incorrect because CONFIDENTIAL_COMPUTING_DISABLED is a finding generated by Security Health Analytics (SHA), not Event Threat Detection (ETD). Option D (Disabling SHA) is too broad and would leave the organization blind to other critical misconfigurations; the documentation advises against disabling detectors entirely unless absolutely necessary, preferring mute rules for specific tuning.
References: Google Cloud Documentation > Security Command Center > Mute findings in Security Command Center

by Barbara at Dec 23, 2025, 06:14 AM

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