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GCP ACE · Question 49 · Domain 5.3: Viewing audit logs
You are investigating a security incident and need to search through your project's Admin Activity audit logs for the past 7 days.
Where in the Google Cloud Console do you go to run queries and filter these logs?
You are investigating a security incident and need to search through your project's Admin Activity audit logs for the past 7 days.
Where in the Google Cloud Console do you go to run queries and filter these logs?
Answer options:
A.
Security Command Center
B.
Logs Explorer (Cloud Logging)
C.
IAM & Admin > Audit Logs
D.
Cloud Trace
How to approach this question
Identify the UI tool used for log analysis in GCP.
Full Answer
B.Logs Explorer (Cloud Logging)✓ Correct
All Cloud Audit Logs are routed to Cloud Logging. To view, filter, and query these logs, you use the Logs Explorer in the Google Cloud Console. You can filter by resource type, log name (`cloudaudit.googleapis.com/activity`), and severity.
Common mistakes
Going to the 'IAM & Admin > Audit Logs' page, which is only for configuration, not viewing.
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