High-risk tools in Google Cloud
6 of the 39 tools in Google Cloud are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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bigquery_run_queryExecuteExecute a BigQuery SQL query
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compute_restart_instanceExecuteRestart a Compute Engine instance
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compute_start_instanceExecuteStart a Compute Engine instance
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compute_stop_instanceExecuteStop a Compute Engine instance
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compute_wait_for_operationExecutecompute_wait_for_operation
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storage_generate_signed_urlExecutestorage_generate_signed_url
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.