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- Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps: Scheduled SOAR Database Maintenance
Google SecOps has announced scheduled maintenance for its SOAR database and infrastructure. This essential upkeep will lead to a brief system downtime for users during the standard maintenance window. The maintenance is planned for Sunday, August 16. No customer action is required during this period.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewarchitectgcp-bigquerygcp-cloud-storage ·
VPC Service Controls Recommender Enters Public Preview
Google Cloud has released a preview of the VPC Service Controls recommender. This new tool helps optimize service perimeters by identifying architectural risks and perimeter misconfigurations. It detects critical resources at risk of data exfiltration, such as BigQuery and Cloud Storage, and highlights issues with unconfigured or misconfigured VPC accessible services. The recommender aims to enhance security boundaries and prevent unauthorized data access.
feature - Google Cloud release notes analyticsgcpgaanalyst ·
Data Studio Adds Chart and Component Customization Features
Data Studio rolls out several new features to enhance report creation and viewing. Key updates include the ability to view individual charts in fullscreen, rotate text boxes and images, and center labels on stacked bar charts. Report creators can also now search for settings in the properties panel, copy charts as images, and modify bubble chart border colors. These additions provide greater flexibility and improved visual presentation for users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securityawsgcpgaengineer ·
Google SecOps Marketplace Updates Integrations and Fixes
Google SecOps Marketplace has rolled out several updates across its various integrations, introducing new features and critical bug fixes. Enhancements include new actions for Microsoft Graph Mail and CyberArk Credential Provider, and improved support for GCC High tenants in Microsoft 365 Defender. These updates aim to bolster security operations, address issues in existing connectors, and improve integration capabilities for users of Google SecOps.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitect ·
Access Approval Feature App Topology with One Graph Now Generally Available
Google Cloud's Access Approval Feature App Topology, which includes One Graph, is now generally available. This enhancement provides customers with explicit control and visibility over Google support personnel access to their data within a defined application topology. It helps organizations meet stringent security and compliance requirements by requiring approval for access requests.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Google SecOps SOAR Schedules Database and Infrastructure Maintenance
Google SecOps SOAR has announced scheduled maintenance for its database and infrastructure, taking place on Sunday, August 16. This maintenance will occur during the standard window and cause a brief period of system downtime. No action is required from customers during this time. This ensures continued stability and performance of the SOAR system.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes aigcpgadata-scientist ·
Agent Platform Workbench Receives Dependency Updates, Git Plugin Fixes, and GPU Driver Update
Agent Platform Workbench has been updated with several maintenance changes. These include installing the latest packages from upstream dependencies and resolving a critical bug that caused the Git panel's buttons to be disabled due to an issue with Jupyter Lab's Git plugin. Additionally, the NVIDIA GPU driver on Workbench Debian 12 images was updated to maintain compatibility with the 6.1.0-52 kernel. These updates enhance platform stability, ensure proper Git integration, and support GPU-accelerated workloads on specific Debian environments.
patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: CodeMender CLI Sandbox Default Enabled
The CodeMender CLI in the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform now enables a process-level sandbox by default for enhanced workstation protection. This change aims to safeguard user environments when executing CLI commands. Users can disable the sandbox through `config.yaml`, the `--sandbox=false` flag, or bypass it using the `--unrestricted` flag. This update provides stronger default security for developers leveraging the platform.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaarchitect ·
Access Transparency App Topology with One Graph Now GA on GCP
The Access Transparency Feature App Topology, which includes One Graph, is now generally available on Google Cloud. This capability provides enhanced visibility into cloud provider access to customer data within application topologies. It is crucial for organizations seeking to meet stringent compliance and security requirements for their sensitive workloads.
feature - Google Cloud release notes aigcpengineer ·
Gemini Enterprise Adds AlphaEvolve HPC for Large-Scale Code Optimization
Gemini Enterprise now includes the AlphaEvolve HPC solution, providing a distributed, containerized infrastructure for large-scale evolutionary code optimization experiments on Google Cloud. This enhancement is designed for evaluations that require specialized hardware or exceed single-machine resource limits. It enables engineers to conduct complex code optimization effectively, expanding the capabilities offered within the Gemini Enterprise suite. More information is available for HPC use cases.
feature - Google Cloud release notes gcppreviewengineerfinance ·
Google Cloud CCaaS Pre-Release Notes Detail Upcoming Features
Google Cloud has published pre-release notes for the next version of its Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS). The update introduces new features, including support for parameters in agent desktop custom panel URLs and enhanced controls for callback offer restrictions. These changes aim to improve agent efficiency, provide better context in custom panels, and give administrators more granular control over callback management. Additionally, the release addresses numerous bug fixes, resolving various issues related to chat transfers, agent status, call routing, and user interface consistency.
feature patch announcement - Google Cloud release notes infragcpgadeprecationengineergcp-gke ·
Google Kubernetes Engine Updates Available Versions and Auto-Upgrade Targets
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) has rolled out new cluster versions across its Rapid, Regular, Stable, and Extended channels. These updates introduce new versions for cluster creation, manual upgrades, and automated control plane and node upgrades. Several older versions are also being deprecated, with removal scheduled in 90 days or at their end of support. Users are advised to review the new upgrade targets and deprecated versions to plan their cluster lifecycle management.
security patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps SIEM adds Cloud Logging for feed activity analysis
Google SecOps SIEM now integrates with Cloud Logging to enable monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting of its ingestion pipelines and feeds. This enhancement helps users diagnose log delivery issues, such as missing or delayed logs, significantly reducing the time required to resolve ingestion anomalies. Available in public preview, the feature provides visibility into both push- and pull-based ingestion mechanisms. It supports investigating telemetry with Gemini Cloud Assist and debugging specific feeds directly from the Feed management page.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Google Cloud's Container Optimized OS Receives Updates with New Features and Critical Security Fixes
Google Cloud has rolled out a comprehensive update for its Container Optimized OS (COS) across multiple release channels, including beta, dev, and stable versions. These updates introduce support for installing Vast 4.5.8 NFS client drivers and include kernel patches to prevent I/O stalls, enhancing performance and functionality. Crucially, the release addresses numerous security vulnerabilities, incorporating fixes for multiple CVEs in the Linux kernel and google-guest-agent, as well as KCTF issues and updates to critical components like `nghttp2` and `node-problem-detector`. These improvements ensure greater stability, security, and expanded capabilities for containerized workloads running on COS.
security feature patch - Google Cloud release notes securitygcppreviewengineer ·
Google SecOps Integrates Cloud Logging for Feed Activity Monitoring
Google SecOps now offers public preview integration with Cloud Logging to monitor, debug, and troubleshoot ingestion pipelines and feeds. This capability allows users to diagnose issues like missing or delayed logs and decrease resolution time for ingestion anomalies. The feature requires a Bring Your Own Project (BYOP) Google Cloud configuration for the Google SecOps instance. It provides visibility into ingestion mechanisms, enabling telemetry investigation with Gemini Cloud Assist and direct feed debugging via Logs Explorer.
feature - Google Cloud release notes datagcpdeprecationengineergcp-bigquery ·
BigQuery Table Explorer Deprecated; Features Move to Reference Panel
The BigQuery Table Explorer has been deprecated, with its functionality now integrated into the Reference panel. This change consolidates table exploration features, requiring users to adjust their workflow for discovering data structures. BigQuery users, particularly those navigating database schemas, are directly affected by this update. Users should consult the "Use the Reference panel" documentation for details on the new location of these features.
announcement - Google Cloud release notes datagcpgaengineer ·
Bigtable adds cluster-specific filtering for materialized views
Google Cloud Bigtable now supports the `CLUSTER_ATTRIBUTE()` filter for continuous materialized views. This enhancement allows users to restrict view processing to specific clusters, enabling greater isolation within a Bigtable instance. The feature, which helps manage resource allocation and data locality, is now generally available for all Bigtable users.
feature - Google Cloud release notes observabilitygcppreviewengineer ·
Cloud Trace now generates exemplars for custom dashboard SQL queries
Cloud Trace in Google Cloud Observability now automatically generates trace exemplars for charts on custom dashboards. These exemplars link the results of SQL queries run against trace data directly to specific traces, provided certain constraints are met. This capability enhances observability by offering deeper insights into aggregated dashboard data, directly connecting it to underlying trace details. The feature is currently available in Preview.
feature - Google Cloud release notes infragcpengineer ·
Apigee API hub now supports gcloud CLI for MCP server deployment
Apigee API hub now offers the capability to configure and deploy Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers using the gcloud CLI. This new command, `gcloud apihub locations configure-and-deploy-server`, allows users to define MCP tools either inline or through YAML/JSON specification files. This enhancement streamlines the process of exposing API hub operations, facilitating integrations with various agents. It primarily benefits developers and architects leveraging Apigee API hub for API management and integration.
feature - Google Cloud release notes securitygcpgaengineer ·
Apigee hybrid v1.16.9 Patch Release Addresses Bugs and Security Issues
Google has released Apigee hybrid v1.16.9, a patch update rolled out on August 11, 2026. This release resolves issues with the SanitizeUserPrompt and SanitizeModelResponse policies, which previously failed to tolerate unknown fields, and addresses a scheduling problem for the `apigee-logger` DaemonSet. It also incorporates various security and CVE fixes, enhancing the platform's stability and defense against vulnerabilities. Upgrading to this version through the Helm chart automatically updates container images, simplifying the patch process for existing Apigee hybrid deployments.
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