Image Scanning Now Available in New Sensitive Data Protection Regions
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Google Cloud's Sensitive Data Protection now offers image scanning capabilities in the `europe-north1` and `us-central1` regions. This expansion allows organizations to extend their data security and compliance efforts to container images deployed within these geographies. The new regional availability enables users to detect and protect sensitive information embedded in images before deployment, bolstering overall security posture.
Enhancements (1) ›
- Sensitive Data Protection
Image scanning is available in the following regions: europe-north1 us-central1 For more information, see Locations that support image scanning .
Read the original announcement →
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#August_20_2026
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