Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers a comprehensive range of security features to protect applications and data from cyber threats. Here’s an overview of some key security aspects:

1. Data Center Physical Security: GCP’s data centers are highly secure, with advanced measures like biometric identification, security lasers, cameras, and alarms.

2. Custom Hardware and Trusted Booting: Google creates its own hardware components, including firmware stack, curated OS images, and hypervisors, to safeguard against privileged path attacks. The hardware infrastructure, including servers and networking equipment, is entirely built and controlled by Google.

3. Data Encryption: GCP encrypts all customer data at rest and in motion by default. This includes AES-256 encryption for persistent disks, with encryption keys managed by Google.

4. Google Front End (GFE): This service manages service registration, TLS certificate administration, and DNS, ensuring secure access to GCP services.

5. Secure Service Deployment: In GCP, every service has an identity and must present cryptographic credentials for interservice communication. This helps in establishing trusted connections and managing access to resources.

6. Interservice Communication: GCP encrypts interservice communications and employs whitelists and IAM roles for secure interactions between services.

7. Data Disposal: Google ensures that data on decommissioned storage devices is completely erased.

Additionally, the Google Cloud infrastructure uses multiple layers of security to protect against internal and external threats. These layers include:

• Operations Security: Continuous monitoring and response mechanisms.
• Encryption for Data in Transit: Protecting data communication to and from Google’s public cloud.
• Identity Protection and Management: Implementing multi-factor authentication.
• Data at-rest Storage Security: Using encryption to guard against unauthorized access.
• Hardware Infrastructure Security: Entirely built and secured by Google.

Google Cloud also offers a range of security products, including:

• Infrastructure Security: Features like hardening, configuration management, and vulnerability management.
• Network Security: Products like Virtual Private Cloud, Cloud Load Balancing, and encryption.
• Endpoint Security: Managing and securing devices such as Chromebooks and Chrome OS.
• Data Security: Tools for data loss prevention and governance.
• Identity & Access Management: Authentication and identity management features.
• Application Security: Ensuring the security of applications like Gmail and Google Drive.

Regarding compliance, Google Cloud meets various regulatory and industry standards, including GDPR, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, SOC Reports, and FedRAMP. These certifications validate Google Cloud’s adherence to stringent security controls and practices​​​​​​.