Even as machine-speed attacks dominate the headlines, Mandiant’s view from the frontline reveals that the vast majority of successful intrusions still stem from fundamental human and systemic failures. This operational break-down shows up pointedly in research from the M-Trends 2026 report. Exploits remain the most common initial infection vector for the sixth consecutive year at 32%, voice phishing surged to…
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21 Jul
As adversarial AI threats accelerate attacks on code, security teams must counter them with machine-speed defenses that can automate code remediation and fight AI with AI. CodeMender is our managed code security agent, and starting today, we're bringing its code scanning and remediation capabilities directly to you in preview. CodeMender offers access to our generally available models via Gemini Enterprise…
16 Jul
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for July 2026. Today, Francis deSouza, COO, Google Cloud and President, Security Products, explains the crucial role that deep context plays in creating an AI advantage for defenders. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. If you’re reading this on the website…
13 Jul
How should your security team manage shadow AI? Workloads deployed by developers without formal registration can often evade traditional security scanners, because organizations are reluctant to slow down development and compromise stability by demanding privileged Daemonsets, kernel-level access, and manual pod-spec edits. To break this deadlock, today we are open-sourcing k8s-aibom. This lightweight, unprivileged Kubernetes controller continuously monitors the cluster…
10 Jul
At Google Cloud, we take our role in the financial ecosystem very seriously. We firmly believe that operational resilience is essential to driving and sustaining responsible innovation. Today, we mark a milestone in our ongoing commitment to the financial sector that’s directly relevant to our customers in the U.K. On July 10, the U.K. Treasury designated Google Cloud EMEA as…
8 Jul
Startups are at the forefront of tackling some of the world’s most complex challenges, especially in cybersecurity, where new ideas and adaptability are always needed. These companies are embracing AI as a powerful tool, enabling them to scale their impact. Google believes that enabling the next generation of AI-native cybersecurity startups will have a positive impact across the globe. Today,…
7 Jul
Being more proactive continues to be a leading goal for security organizations. As AI accelerates the pace of vulnerability discovery and exploitation, organizations will rely on the personalization of their security investments to help prioritize their defenses. To help you be more proactive by matching your real-world exposures with real-time adversary activity, we’ve begun integration efforts between Google Threat Intelligence…
6 Jul
The automotive industry is at a pivotal crossroads as it hits the gas on adopting new technology. The era of the traditional connected vehicle has shifted into the age of the software-defined vehicle (SDV), notable for rapid innovation with many new capabilities delivered over the air. By integrating AI and agents, the next generation of SDVs will be capable of…
1 Jul
Security leaders are now expected to protect business growth and clearly articulate security value to their board of directors, in addition to managing risk. While translating technical defense into measurable financial returns can be challenging, Mandiant Consulting can help you bridge the gap. Organizations that engaged with Mandiant Consulting reported an average annual benefit of $4.3 million, driving a 268%…
Google Cloud confirmed to offer a safer choice for EU public sector organizations with Dutch DPIA approval
Google CloudAt Google Cloud, we are committed to providing public sector organizations around the globe with cloud technology that is highly flexible, scalable, and built with market-leading standards for data protection, sovereignty, and security. We understand that for public sector organizations in the European Union, confidence in data protection is not just a preference — it’s a prerequisite. Today, we’re excited…
29 Jun
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for June 2026. Today, we’re discussing how we use AI to chart a path to autonomous software development lifecycle security. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. If you’re reading this on the website and you’d like to receive the email version,…
26 Jun
As enterprises scale autonomous AI agents into production, enabling safe innovation requires robust architectural guardrails. AI agents connect across tools and datasets, so it’s essential to establish clear network-level boundaries for comprehensive data protection. To help organizations confidently deploy these workflows, we recommend VPC Service Controls (VPC-SC) to establish an essential network-level, destination-based perimeter. Today we’re announcing several new capabilities…
23 Jun
Protecting sensitive data used with AI is a critical part of our commitment to providing advanced and secure cloud infrastructure. Confidential Computing cryptographically protects data in use in hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) with verifiable data integrity. We are thrilled to share our latest Confidential Computing innovations across our hardware ecosystem that help further strengthen verifiable privacy in cloud AI…
18 Jun
The European Commission’s Tech Sovereignty Package comes at a defining moment for the continent's digital future. European competitiveness and security are top of the agenda for European business, institutions, and citizens, and a significant investment in European digital capacity is needed to deliver those goals. In that context, it is understandable that Europe is considering how to boost the European…
17 Jun
The United Kingdom, and London in particular, continues to be one of the great hubs for AI development in Europe and the world. We’re home to Google DeepMind, of course, as well as significant AI unicorns — and Google Cloud customers — like Ineffable Intelligence, which is today announcing an important partnership with us. A year ago, we joined you…
16 Jun
Security operations teams are under immense pressure to defend against adversaries who use AI to act with unprecedented speed, scale, and sophistication. To navigate these moments, secure mission-critical workloads, and build confident defense programs, organizations rely on modern security information and event management (SIEM) systems as the backbone of their security operations. We are proud to announce that Google has…
15 Jun
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for June 2026. Today, we introduce Chris Betz as the new CISO of Google Cloud. For his first Cloud CISO Perspectives, Chris shares four key lessons we learned about using AI to the defender’s advantage while building AI Threat Defense. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted…
11 Jun
At Google Cloud, we’re committed to providing the most advanced, secure, and private infrastructure for the most demanding AI workloads, and partnering with a broad and diverse range of organizations to help them meet their AI workload needs. We are thrilled to collaborate with Apple on its expanded Private Cloud Compute (PCC) systems announced this week at WWDC 2026. Working…
9 Jun
To defend against the growing range of AI-accelerated threat actors, organizations need to be able to respond faster to outpace the adversary. Recently, we announced Google AI Threat Defense, an automated security system designed to help you continuously monitor for and stop AI-powered threats before they can impact your business. Based on Google’s own approach to today’s threats and vulnerability…