Ensure Essential Contacts is Configured for Organization

Description:

It is recommended that Essential Contacts is configured to designate email addresses for Google Cloud services to notify of important technical or security information.

Rationale:

Many Google Cloud services, such as Cloud Billing, send out notifications to share important information with Google Cloud users. By default, these notifications are sent to members with certain Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles. With Essential Contacts, you can customize who receives notifications by providing your own list of contacts.

There is no charge for Essential Contacts.

From Google Cloud Console

1. Go to 'Essential Contacts' by visiting https://console.cloud.google.com/iam-admin/essential-contacts
2. Make sure the organization appears in the resource selector at the top of the page. The resource selector tells you what project, folder, or organization you are currently managing contacts for.
3. Click '+Add contact'
4. In the 'Email' and 'Confirm Email' fields, enter the email address of the contact.
5. From the 'Notification categories' drop-down menu, select the notification categories that you want the contact to receive communications for.
6. Click 'Save'

From Google Cloud CLI

1. To add an organization Essential Contacts run a command:

gcloud essential-contacts create --email=""
--notification-categories=""
--organization=