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 …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for May 2026. Today, Usman Chaudhary, Field CISO, Google Public Sector, offers a guide for CISOs protecting government agencies and critical infrastructure on how to get started — and get the most out of — defending with AI. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for May 2026. Today, Vinod D’Souza, director, Office of the CISO, shares highlights from his RSA Conference fireside chat with Anthony Belfiore, chief strategy officer, Wiz. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for April 2026. Today, Francis deSouza, COO Google Cloud and President, Security Products, explains why Google is multicloud and multi-AI, straight from Next ‘26. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for April 2026. Today, Thiébaut Meyer and Lia Wertheimer from Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO share Thiébaut’s conversation with Matt Rowe, chief security officer, Lloyds Banking Group, on how security leaders can simultaneously pursue technical and cultural resilience. As …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for March 2026. Today, Nick Godfrey details his conversation with Francis deSouza at RSA Conference, and how it’s part of our approach to bold and responsible AI use. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for March 2026. Today, Bob Mechler and Crystal Lister, from Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO, share cloud threat intelligence and analysis from our new Cloud Threat Horizons Report. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for February 2026. Today, Royal Hansen, vice-president, Engineering, explains how we tackle today’s thorniest cybersecurity challenges. 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 …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for February 2026. Today, John Hultquist, chief analyst, Google Threat Intelligence Group, explains the research detailed in our newest AI Threat Tracker report. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. If …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for January 2026. Today, Taylor Lehmann, director of healthcare and life sciences, Office of the CISO, offers his insights after decades of experience on what CISOs should prioritize this year. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for January 2026. Today, Tom Curry and Anton Chuvakin, from Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO, share our new report on using Google’s Secure AI Framework with Google Cloud capabilities and services to build boldly and responsibly with AI. As …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for December 2025. Today, Google Cloud’s Nick Godfrey, senior director, and Anton Chuvakin, security advisor, look back at the year that was. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. If …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for December 2025. Today, Francis deSouza, COO and president, Security Products, Google Cloud, shares our Cybersecurity Forecast report for the coming year, with additional insights from our Office of the CISO colleagues. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2025. Today, Phil Venables, Google Cloud’s current strategic security advisor and former CISO, and creator of this newsletter, shares his thoughts on how the role of the CISO is evolving in the AI era, and how organizations should shift …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2025. Today, Sandra Joyce, vice-president, Google Threat Intelligence, updates us on the state of the adversarial misuse of AI. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. If you’re …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for October 2025. Today, Jeanette Manfra, senior director, Global Risk and Compliance, shares her thoughts on the role of AI in risk management. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. If …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for October 2025. Today, Kristina Behr, VP, Workspace Product Management, and Jorge Blanco, director, Office of the CISO, explain how a new AI-driven capability in Google Drive can help security and business leaders protect their data and minimize the impact of ransomware …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for September 2025. Today, Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza offers his insights on how boards of directors and CISOs can thrive with a good working relationship, adapted from a recent episode of the Cyber Savvy Boardroom podcast. As with all Cloud CISO …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for September 2025. Today, Daryl Pereira and Hui Meng Foo, from our Office of the CISO’s Asia-Pacific office, share insights on AI from security leaders who attended our recent Google Cloud CISO Community event in Singapore. As with all Cloud CISO …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for August 2025. Today, David Stone and Marina Kaganovich, from our Office of the CISO, talk about the serious risk of cyber-enabled fraud — and how CISOs and boards can help stop it. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for August 2025. Today, our Office of the CISO’s Bob Mechler and Anton Chuvakin dive into the key trends and evolving threats that we tracked in our just-published Cloud Threat Horizons report. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for July 2025. Today, Andy Wen, director, product management, Workspace Security, discusses new efforts we’re making to defend against identity-based cyberattacks. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog. If you …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for July 2025. Today, Sandra Joyce, vice president, Google Threat Intelligence, talks about an incredible milestone with our Big Sleep AI agent, as well as other news from the intersection of security and AI. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents …
Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for June 2025. Today, Thiébaut Meyer and Bhavana Bhinder from Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO discuss our work to help defend European healthcare against cyberattacks. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the …
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for June 2025. Today, Anton Chuvakin, security advisor for Google Cloud’s Office of the CISO, discusses a new Google report on securing AI agents, and the new security paradigm they demand. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this …