Cloud system monitoring is used to proactively identify and evaluate security vulnerabilities and allow organizations to explore options to protect their assets using available cloud platform tools. In this course, you'll learn how to proactively shield cloud infrastructure by monitoring organizational security using built-in Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security tools and services. You'll examine how to use monitoring tools like security information in Azure, Google Cloud Armor, Google Cloud Scanner, and the VM placement algorithm to prevent threats.