Preparing the isolated network
Having a solid understanding of the compute and networking services in GCP is essential for designing and implementing secure network environments where penetration testing lab resources are deployed. That said, before we dive deep into the secure network design, let’s quickly go through some of the resources, concepts, features, and components we will work with in this chapter, as follows:
- VPC—A VPC is a virtual network within a cloud computing environment that allows us to securely separate and manage resources. With VPCs, we can design and customize our own custom network architectures to meet specific requirements as well as enable secure communication between the resources deployed within the VPC. Inside a VPC, we can have subnetworks (subnets) that allow for further segmentation and isolation of resources within the larger VPC network. Subnets enable us to group resources together based on different considerations and requirements...
