More Info:

Ensure that sinks are configured for all log entries.

Risk Level

Medium

Address

Security

Compliance Standards

CISGCP, CBP, HIPAA, ISO27001

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

To remediate the misconfiguration “Sinks Should Be Configured For Log Entries” in GCP using the GCP console, you can follow the below steps:

  1. Login to the GCP console.
  2. Navigate to the Logging section by clicking on the Navigation menu on the top left corner and selecting “Logging” under “Operations”.
  3. In the Logging section, click on the “Sinks” tab on the left-hand side menu.
  4. You will see a list of sinks that are currently configured. If there are no sinks, click on the ”+ Create Sink” button to create a new sink.
  5. In the “Create Sink” page, provide a name for the sink and select the destination where you want the logs to be exported. You can choose from various GCP services such as Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, etc.
  6. Under the “Filter” section, select the log entries that you want to export. You can choose from various filter options such as severity, log name, resource type, etc.
  7. Click on the “Create Sink” button to create the sink.
  8. Once the sink is created, you can verify that the logs are being exported by checking the destination service that you selected in step 5.

By following these steps, you can remediate the misconfiguration “Sinks Should Be Configured For Log Entries” in GCP using the GCP console.