Ensure Default CMEK Is Specified For BigQuery Data Sets
More Info:
BigQuery by default encrypts the data as rest by employing Envelope Encryption using Google managed cryptographic keys. This is seamless and does not require any additional input from the user. For greater control over the encryption, customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) can be used as encryption key management solution for BigQuery Data Sets. Setting a Default Customer-managed encryption key (CMEK) for a data set ensure any tables created in future will use the specified CMEK if none other is provided.
Risk Level
Medium
Address
Security
Compliance Standards
CISGCP, CBP, SOC2, NISTCSF, PCIDSS, FedRAMP