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
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
Averlon launches Precog to block exploitable risks
Phishing costs rise to USD $51,948 per analyst yearly
Gigamon & Splunk join forces on federated telemetry
Sentra launches AI data readiness platform for enterprises
XM Cyber boosts identity access tools for hybrid firms
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.
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
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
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
How MH Enterprise turns trust into cybersecurity success
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cloud Security News
Zscaler launches zero-trust tools to secure AI agents
Enterprises face new risks as autonomous software agents spread through systems faster than older security tools can track or control.
Zscaler expands Zero Trust SASE with AI agent tools
The update aims to simplify security operations as enterprises grapple with unmanaged devices, partners and multi-cloud workloads across AI projects.
Zscaler expands Project AI-Guardian with tech partners
The wider partnership push aims to help enterprises control AI risk across cloud, identity and data systems as deployments move into production.
Rubrik launches Project Hourglass with six partners
The alliance aims to help enterprises curb security and recovery risks as AI agents write and deploy code more widely.
KnowBe4 launches Teams security to tackle chat phishing
Phishing in workplace chat is prompting firms to harden Microsoft Teams as attackers increasingly exploit trusted internal messaging tools.
Rubrik launches Agent Cloud for Claude code controls
Security teams gain rollback and policy controls as autonomous Claude agents begin writing and deploying code at machine speed.
Infoblox finds residential proxies rife in business networks
More than 65 per cent of Infoblox customers were found querying domains linked to residential proxy networks, widening risks for defenders.
Check Point expands MSP platform with AI security tools
The update gives service providers new AI controls and a simpler billing model as demand grows for outsourced security governance.
Check Point adds AI security tools for MSP partners
As AI use spreads, MSPs can now monitor and govern employees' interactions with AI tools through Check Point's expanded platform.
Radiant Logic adds AI agent governance to identity platform
Businesses need a single view of AI agents as their access and ownership can change in real time across cloud and internal systems.
CIQ expands Fuzzball across five clouds & on-premises
Users can now route AI and HPC jobs across five clouds and on-premises through one workflow, cutting rebuilds and manual reconfiguration.
Hugging Face Transformers flaw enabled remote code
Millions of downloads were exposed to silent code execution as a flaw in Hugging Face Transformers let malicious models run on load.
Saviynt deepens Zscaler tie-up on Zero Trust access
Large organisations may soon get tighter control over privileged access as the pair link identity governance with Zero Trust enforcement.
Datadog launches 100 AI tools for operations & security
The rollout aims to help customers tame rising AI-driven complexity as Datadog adds autonomous monitoring, security and agent oversight tools.
BlueVoyant launches AI platform for security operations
The new platform aims to cut alert overload for security teams and automate responses across Microsoft-centric environments as attacks grow more complex.
Radiant Logic adds AI agent oversight to identity platform
Security teams get real-time risk scoring for AI agents as Radiant Logic extends its identity platform across fragmented registries.
Rubrik launches AI agent interface for cyber recovery
Customers facing machine-speed cyber breaches will get a single agent across Rubrik's platform, with auditable controls for autonomous recovery actions.
Aviatrix adds Microsoft agent security across clouds
Security teams may get a single set of controls for AI agents across clouds as Aviatrix enforces Microsoft policy rules at network level.
CSC adds .brand domain security to CrowdStrike Marketplace
Customers can now access advice on branded web domains as phishing and impersonation risks push more firms to tighten online controls.
Wallarm launches flat-rate AWS infrastructure discovery
Cloud security teams can now map AWS estates without metered costs rising as visibility improves, easing budget pressure on larger organisations.