What to read next Customer Responsibility: Security in the CloudCustomers are responsible for the deployment and ongoing configuration of their SDDC, virtual machines, and data that reside therein. In addition to determining the network, firewall, and VPN configuration, customers are responsible for managing virtual machines (including guest security and encryption) and using Google Cloud Platform IAM Roles and Permissions along with vCenter Roles and Permissions to apply the appropriate controls for users. Google Responsibility: Related to Google Cloud VMware Engine: Security of the CloudGoogle is responsible for securing the software that makes up the Google Cloud VMware Engine service. Google Responsibility related to Google Infrastructure: Security of the InfrastructureDetails on the shared responsibility model employed by Google Cloud VMware Engine can be found in the table below. Shared Responsibility MatrixThe following is not an exhausted list of responsibilities but encompass the most frequent tasks and definitions. For further information, please contact Google. Parent topic: VMware Shared Responsibility Model