Forseti Security
Open-source tools to help you secure your Google Cloud Platform environment.
Overview
Forseti Security is a collection of open-source tools that help you improve the security of your Google Cloud Platform environment. It provides visibility into your resources, helps you enforce policies, and notifies you of security violations.
✨ Key Features
- Inventory of GCP resources
- Scanner to detect policy violations
- Enforcer to automatically remediate violations
- Notifier to send alerts on security findings
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Developed by Google
- Deep integration with Google Cloud services
Unique Value: Provides a powerful and customizable way to automate security monitoring and policy enforcement in Google Cloud.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Detecting and revoking overly permissive IAM roles
- Ensuring that all Cloud Storage buckets have uniform bucket-level access enabled
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Real-time threat detection (better handled by Security Command Center)
🏆 Alternatives
Being a Google-initiated project, it has strong support and integration with the GCP ecosystem.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Forseti Security is open-source and free to use.
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