For some companies, the considerations of securing business data as they move into public cloud computing services can be an afterthought. For Google LLC, a company that started online as a search engine, it was born in the cloud, where security has been a part of its DNA.

From the design of Google data centers to the methods for retiring storage disks, cloud security has been baked into Google. And by extension, as it brings other companies into its cloud with enterprise-grade offerings, Google believes it is the best, most secure place for others’ data to live.

“We’ll put our words behind it: We do believe, bar none, we are the most secure cloud out there,” said Suzanne Frey (pictured), director of security, trust, privacy and compliance at Google.

To discuss how Google makes its cloud secure, as well comply with new European Union data regulations, Frey spoke with John Furrier (@furrier) and Dave Vellante (@dvellante), co-hosts of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile livestreaming studio, during the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco. (* Disclosure below.)

Born in the cloud, secure in the cloud

For Frey, her mission is simple: “To ensure we make Google cloud the most-trusted place for user data,” she said.

Organizations are realizing having security standards built around “patch Tuesdays,” heterogeneous operating systems, and employees who store vital data on their hard drives can make accessing and securing data almost impossible, according to Frey. By providing tools such as G Suite, cloud-based productivity apps; the Titan security key, access hardware; and team drives that manage documentation and automatically add or release employee access as needed, Google Cloud can handle the heavy security lifting for any company, she added.

“[We’re] learning … how to be that security guardian for our customers in an automated fashion, so people don’t have to worry about security. We’ve taken care of it for them,” Frey stated.

Complying with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which went into effect in March 2018, has been both a blessing and a nightmare for many data companies. Many times, companies aren’t sure where a particular piece of data resides, making it a potentially cumbersome and expensive problem. Compliance is a shared responsibility between Google and its customers, and it’s a responsibility that Google Cloud takes very seriously, Frey explained.

Two years ago, anticipating the legislation, Google launched an initiative to make sure it was compliant in time. Google was one of the first companies to announce that compliance in the cloud, according to Frey.

“I’m at Google because of the mission. I’m here to manage the world’s information, [to] make it universally accessible and useful and secure,” she concluded.

Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the Google Cloud Next event. (* Disclosure: Google Cloud sponsored this segment of theCUBE. Neither Google nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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