The Ultimate Guide to Cloud Security
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Cloud Security.
What to know about Cloud Security
Cloud security encompasses the technologies, policies, controls, and services that protect cloud computing environments, data, applications, and infrastructure from cyber threats. As businesses increasingly adopt cloud platforms for scalability and flexibility, securing these environments has become critical to safeguard sensitive data and maintain compliance.
The recent stories highlight a dynamic landscape marked by advancements in privileged access controls, zero trust architectures, AI-driven threat detection, and collaborations among leading cybersecurity firms. Readers will find insights into emerging threats such as ransomware targeting cloud workloads, the rise of generative AI increasing security risks, and the importance of integrating multi-cloud security tools.
By exploring these developments, readers can learn best practices for cloud server privilege management, understand challenges in hybrid and multicloud deployments, and discover how innovations in AI and automation are shaping the future of cloud security. This collection also emphasizes the significance of visibility, control, and identity management in mitigating evolving threats within cloud environments.
Whether you are looking to enhance your organization's cloud security posture or seeking to stay informed on the latest trends and technologies, this tag provides valuable perspectives and actionable strategies to navigate the complexities of modern cloud security.
American Cloud Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
White House AI order draws fresh cybersecurity scrutiny
Voluntary model reviews may leave gaps as advanced AI systems move closer to critical infrastructure and enterprise data.
Rockwell expands SecureOT with new industrial cyber services
Manufacturers can now get managed support and remote access tools to reduce OT cyber risk without slowing plant production.
Horizon3.ai & Brinqa team up on exposure management
Enterprises could cut remediation noise as attacker-validated findings are ranked against business context, ownership and exploit paths.
Token Security launches Enzo AI builder for identity teams
Security teams are getting a way to automate access reviews and remediation as AI agents and machine accounts widen identity risks.
1Kosmos launches identity platform on AWS Marketplace
AWS customers can now buy 1Kosmos software more easily as identity security demand grows amid phishing, account takeover and AI impersonation risks.
Gigamon & Splunk launch federated telemetry search
Joint customers can search telemetry in place, cutting duplication and storage costs while improving security visibility across hybrid cloud estates.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Cloud Security
Cequence posts record quarter on agentic AI security
Rubrik launches cloud recovery tool for cyber attacks
Averlon launches Precog to block exploitable risks
Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly
Gigamon & Splunk launch federated telemetry search
Featured News
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Quantum computers aren't here yet. But the data threat is
Hackers are already stockpiling encrypted data for Q-Day, when quantum machines could break RSA and ECC in minutes.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Enterprises will get one place to build, govern and run AI agents, as Google Cloud expands Gemini Enterprise across models, data and security.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Patching delays now carry greater risk as Google says AI is helping attackers scale intrusions, speed up breaches and automate operations.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Banks must move beyond isolated pilots if they want agentic AI to deliver enterprise-wide gains, Google Cloud says.
Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps
The new tools could cut analysts’ manual threat-response work from days to minutes as Google Cloud pushes SecOps towards an autonomous SOC.
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
AI tools are creating hidden east-west traffic that security teams struggle to monitor, raising the risk of data leakage and compromise.
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
New research shows two-thirds of Australian business and IT leaders feel pressured to approve AI projects while overlooking security risks.
Expert Columns
What Swiss Cheese teaches us about choosing MDR
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
Your Immune System Doesn't Wait. Neither Should Your Security
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Cybersecurity was already hard
Virtual vs. physical firewalls: A practical guide for modern networks
The Death of the Firewall
Rebuilding trust: preparing for the post-quantum internet
Stolen credentials don't have to mean a breach
One click can trigger a breach, but security can stop it
VPN vulnerabilities don't have to become breaches
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cloud Security News
Portal26 launches free Claude governance for firms
Firms using Anthropic's Claude can now track usage and costs more closely as Portal26 rolls out a free governance tier.
Tanium launches AI tools & expands FedRAMP services
US government agencies and security teams will get broader compliance and threat-hunting tools as Tanium adds AI features and FedRAMP services.
Geordie appoints Courtney Broadwell as Channel Chief
The hire bolsters Geordie's push to help enterprises govern AI agents, as it expands after a USD $30 million funding round.
Cisco launches Cloud Control for AI-led IT operations
Controlled US availability means customers can now unify network, security and AI operations in one place, with external tools included.
Doppel launches email security to fight phishing campaigns
Security teams may get broader visibility into phishing campaigns as Doppel adds inbox defence to its platform for social engineering attacks.
Zapier security chain exposed package publishing risk
A free account could have let attackers alter Zapier-maintained packages and hijack logged-in users' browser sessions, researchers said.
CodeHunter appoints Anurag Jain as Engineering Chief
The hire signals CodeHunter's push to scale pre-execution software security as threats mount across supply chains and development environments.
BlackBerry AtHoc wins FedRAMP High re-certification
The approval helps preserve access for US agencies relying on secure emergency alerts, crisis coordination and incident response tools.
Ocean raises GBP £28 million to fight AI email fraud
AI-written phishing is forcing security teams to rethink email defences as Ocean claims its system already scans more than one billion messages a month.
CrowdStrike adds Claude monitoring to Falcon tools
Security teams can now spot AI-related risks alongside other alerts as Claude activity is fed into CrowdStrike's Falcon platform.
Kore.ai launches Artemis on Microsoft Azure
Enterprises can now build governed multi-agent AI systems in days rather than months, with the first release hosted on Microsoft Azure.
Permiso launches AI agent security tools with Autodesk
Autodesk is among early users as the new controls aim to give security teams runtime visibility into unapproved AI agents and their actions.
QuSecure named finalist for MIT Sloan CIO showcase
Enterprise buyers will see QuSecure's post-quantum platform at MIT Sloan, as concern grows over encryption resilience ahead of quantum threats.
RegScale raises USD $30 million in oversubscribed Series B
The funding will help RegScale scale faster as federal and enterprise buyers demand quicker compliance checks and less manual audit work.
Upwind launches AI agentic pack for cloud security
It aims to cut alert fatigue by using runtime data to validate threats, prioritise real risks and guide fixes across cloud and AI systems.
Adam Dimopoulos joins as Chief Information Security Officer
The hire signals a sharper focus on resilience and customer trust as buyers demand stronger governance from identity security suppliers.
ThreatDown launches identity threat detection service
Identity breaches now take months to spot, prompting ThreatDown to add post-authentication monitoring for smaller IT teams and MSPs.
Rackspace and AMD unveil enterprise AI cloud tie-up
Regulated businesses could gain a governed private AI stack as Rackspace plans to add AMD chips to its managed cloud offering.
Penske launches supply chain insight platform & app
Customers can now monitor transport and warehouse activity in real time as rising costs and disruption push firms to unify supply chain data.
Secure.com flags 21 flaws in AI pentest on live stacks
Seven critical weaknesses were found in live production systems over a weekend, showing AI-driven pentests can now uncover basic flaws cheaply.
Job Moves
Geordie appoints Courtney Broadwell as Channel Chief
CodeHunter appoints Anurag Jain as Engineering Chief
Abnormal AI names three executives amid attack surge
Halcyon hires Dave Hannigan as ransomware Security Chief
Wallarm appoints new chief executive as AI focus grows
Terra Security names Anna Sarnek VP of business strategy
Upwind appoints Rinki Sethi as Chief Security Officer to drive growth
