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
Menlo expands AI agent security for Copilot & Gemini
Netskope named leader in Gartner SASE & SSE reports
Zscaler lands dual Gartner Leader spots in SASE, SSE
Sentra launches Shadow AI DLP to block sensitive data
Cato launches AI threat prevention for cyber attacks
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.
Expert Columns
Supercharged security: Cyber risk in the age of frontier AI
SonicWall joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing to find flaws
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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cloud Security News
DXC & Primary launch AI Zero Trust security service
Enterprises adopting AI in production face tighter governance and compliance risks as DXC will manage Primary's Zero Trust platform.
Google Cloud & MLCommons launch secure MedPerf tests
Medical AI models can now be tested on real patient data without exposing code or records, easing privacy barriers for hospitals and developers.
Google expands on-premises AI for sovereign data needs
Nearly half of senior IT leaders now prioritise data residency controls, as regulators and governments push AI workloads into local environments.
Google links UNC6671 to cloud extortion brand shift
Google says the campaign is shifting towards financial and legal firms, with rebranded extortion sites still stealing cloud logins and tokens.
SonicWall launches Gen 8 NSv virtual firewall range
Customers can now scale firewall protection from a single branch to enterprise cloud estates without changing SonicOS or management tools.
Proofpoint joins Google security programme as partner
Businesses can now tie email and collaboration defences into Google Cloud, as Proofpoint gains formal backing for tighter security integration.
CrowdStrike launches AI security challenge with AWS
Defenders will test prompt-injection tactics against AI agents as CrowdStrike and AWS offer USD $100,000 in prizes for a virtual red-team contest.
Elisity launches CLI for customer-run AI security agents
Customers can now run their own AI agents against Elisity's platform to continuously verify Zero Trust policies and spot drift faster.
AvePoint launches AI data classification & recovery
Pressure is mounting on businesses to secure AI data and recover faster after cyber incidents, as static labels and ad hoc restoration prove too slow.
Sysdig launches Secure AI for cloud security teams
Cloud security teams are under pressure to act faster as vulnerabilities are being exploited within hours of disclosure, Sysdig said.
Sumo Logic unveils new AI tools for security teams
The new release aims to cut investigation time for security teams, with Sumo Logic claiming its own SOC reduced MTTR by 64%.
ServiceNow launches autonomous security suite for firms
The suite aims to cut security backlogs and tighten oversight of AI agents as companies face a surge in machine identities and fragmented tools.
Red Hat launches asago to turn AI policy into code
Enterprises could slash AI compliance work from months to days as Red Hat's open source asago project turns policy documents into deployable controls.
Proofpoint launches OEM programme for security vendors
Partners can now embed threat intelligence and exploit detection into their tools, as Proofpoint formalises years of OEM deals into a single programme.
Securonix expands SIEM with Sentinel & AI risk tools
Enterprises could cut SIEM data costs by up to 50% as the updated platform adds Microsoft Sentinel analytics and AI risk monitoring.
Istari launches AI security managed operations with Cranium
Enterprises can now outsource day-to-day AI governance and monitoring, as the service aims to close a growing gap in live system oversight.
Google adds security controls for AI agents in Chrome
Browser-based AI agents will face tighter enterprise oversight as Google moves to curb data leaks and unauthorised actions in Chrome.
BeyondTrust adds AI identity controls to Pathfinder
Security teams must now track AI agents and machine accounts as well as staff, as BeyondTrust expands Pathfinder to cover privileged access.
Tenable expands AI security coverage to Google Gemini
Security teams face a wider visibility gap as Tenable adds Google Gemini, MCP and AI coding tools to its exposure management platform.
Exabeam links Google Security Operations to AI risk
Security teams can now spot insider threats from AI agents without moving data out of Google Security Operations, reducing workflow overhead.