Confidential Virtual Machines is the first product in Google Cloud’s confidential computing lineup. Confidential VMs will include memory encryption so businesses can isolate workloads in the cloud. The new technology builds on the protection Shielded VMs provide against rootkits and bootkits to ensure integrity of the operating system. Google Cloud already encrypts data at rest and in transit, but information must be decrypted for organizations to use it in cloud data. All Google Cloud Platform workloads that currently run in VMs can also run as a Confidential VM.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/google-cloud-unveils-confidential-vms-to-protect-data-in-use