The Ultimate Guide to Cloud Security
A curated Irish 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.
Irish Cloud Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Integrity360 boosts FBD cyber defences across Ireland
Tighter regulation and rising cyber threats are pushing insurers to bolster defences for customer data and operational systems.
Deloitte Ireland names partners in AI & cyber push
Deloitte Ireland names Noelle Doody and Malcolm Barske partners to bolster AI, data and cybersecurity leadership amid rising client demand.
Irish tech leaders see stronger returns & AI focus
Irish tech leaders report stronger returns on digital spend than global peers, as AI strategies sharpen and cyber risk climbs the agenda.
Qualcom invests EUR €500,000 in secure AI services
Qualcom launches EUR €500,000 secure AI push in Ireland, creating new practice, hiring specialists and partnering with NROC on services.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Cloud Security
Google named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI software
Financial services breach risk rises as AI adoption surges
Most firms hit by AI security incidents, study finds
Data Theorem launches AI security platform for apps
Gartner names Tenable leader in AI exposure assessment
Featured News
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
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.
Expert Columns
Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
SonicWall research sounds Code Red on healthcare cybersecurity as attack rates refuse to decline
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
2026 security trends mid-year check-in: What's accelerating, what's stalling, and what comes next
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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cloud Security News
Old flaw leaves Wansview camera exposing credentials
Consumers could have had passwords and cloud tokens exposed from a low-cost indoor camera, after researchers found a flaw first disclosed in 2002.
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Google launches CodeMender to scan & fix vulnerabilities
Developers may get patched code faster as Google's preview agent scans repositories, tests exploits and drafts fixes for review.
Google details IAM conditions to tighten cloud access
Cloud operators can now use IAM conditions to curb privilege escalation and narrow access to MCP tools, BigQuery and logs.
Qualys joins Chainguard's Athena security coalition
The coalition has now processed more than 40,000 findings, underscoring how quickly open source flaws can spread across corporate systems.
Salt Security launches Australian base for AI security
Australian enterprises can now keep AI security data in-country as Salt's Sydney setup meets growing demand for local hosting and compliance.
Salt Security expands Policy Hub to 100 AI policies
Enterprise teams can now switch on controls for AI agents and APIs faster, with Salt Security bundling 100 pre-built policies into its Policy Hub.
Portnox tops one million devices as bookings jump 52%
Rising demand for access-security tools lifted bookings 52% in the second quarter as the company crossed one million managed devices.
Hugging Face hit by AI agent intrusion in production
Autonomous AI agents breached internal systems and exposed limited datasets and credentials, prompting Hugging Face to urge users to rotate tokens.
ASC-IT launches Darkmoon for private AI pentesting
The platform lets security teams run AI pentests without exposing customer infrastructure data to external models.
Zscaler flags Claude chat malware campaign on Macs
Mac users were lured via Google ads and shared Claude chats into installing malware that steals passwords, files and wallet data.
Google Cloud adds BigQuery governance tags in preview
The preview could ease multi-region compliance headaches by letting organisations apply column-level security through global tags and regional policies.
Entrovy launches kinetic8 for enterprise cyber visibility
Enterprise security teams can now move from fragmented asset views to explainable risk scoring, as the platform reaches general availability.
Prem launches Enclave for secure sovereign AI clusters
Sensitive data can now be processed on standard GPU clusters without leaving customer control, as Prem's Enclave targets regulated sectors.
Google Cloud unveils AI security blueprint for GKE
The framework targets CISOs and platform teams as they move AI systems into production, amid rising risks from prompts, models and outputs.
Google Cloud sets out AI security plan with Gemini & Wiz
Defenders could gain a faster edge against AI-driven attacks as Google Cloud ties Gemini, Wiz, CodeMender and Mandiant into one platform.
SecurityBridge launches SAPMAP to map attack paths
Security teams can now trace how one SAP flaw could spread across finance, payroll and supply chains, with access tightly restricted.
ManageEngine automates TLS certificate post-deployment
Shorter TLS certificate lifespans are set to raise outage risk and admin burden, as teams face far more frequent renewals and installs.
Akamai joins WWT AI security model for NVIDIA systems
The tie-up gives enterprises a layered way to secure AI systems without sacrificing performance, as demand for larger workloads grows.
Mandiant warns on exposed Cloud Run serverless apps
Exposed serverless apps can let attackers steal tokens, read secrets and take over cloud projects if weak code is left unpatched.
Tenable adds app security data to exposure platform
Security teams can now rank code flaws against cloud and identity risks after Tenable folded application security data into its exposure platform.