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# Google Cloud Audit

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## Overview{% #overview %}

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Google Cloud Audit logs capture admin activity and policy violations.

What this pack does:

- Extracts principal, caller IP, and API method
- Tags IAM, secret, and firewall changes as high-risk
- Samples routine read-only operations