Editor's note : MK Palmore is a director in Google Cloud's Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, or CISO, a group that works with private- and public-sector organizations to understand and guard against cybersecurity threats. He came to Google Cloud in 2021 from Palo Alto Networks, which he joined …

Almost a decade ago, we started encrypting traffic between our data centers to help protect user privacy. Since then, we gradually rolled out changes to encrypt almost all data in transit. Our approach is described in our Encryption in Transit whitepaper. While this effort provided invaluable privacy and security …

At Google Cloud, we believe that the protection of our customers’ sensitive data is paramount, and encryption is a powerful mechanism to help achieve this goal. For years, we have supported encryption in transit when our customers ingest their data to bring it to the cloud. We’ve also …

Ransomware, a form of malware that encrypts a user’s or organization’s most important files or data rendering them unreadable, isn’t a novel threat in the world of computer security. These destructive, financially-motivated attacks where cybercriminals demand payment to decrypt data and restore access have been studied …

Late last year, Google Cloud joined the EOS community, a leading open-source platform for blockchain innovation and performance, and is taking steps to support the EOS Public Blockchain by becoming a block producer (BP). At the time, we outlined how our planned participation underscores the importance of blockchain to …

Security continues to be top of mind for large enterprises as well as smaller organizations and businesses. Furthermore, cloud security continues to puzzle many security leaders and technologists. That is why we are excited to announce the launch of the Cloud Security Podcast by Google. This podcast will bring …

Whether you’re a CISO actively pursuing a cloud security transformation or a CISO supporting a wider digital transformation, you’re responsible for securing information for your company, your partners, and your customers. At Google Cloud, we help you stay ahead of emerging threats, giving you the tools you …

As organizations in regulated industries modernize and adopt cloud technologies, ensuring the security, privacy, and regulatory compliance of their sensitive workloads is an essential part of choosing a cloud provider. Regulated customers have specific compliance needs around data locality and personnel access to customer data. In the US specifically …

As we start the new year, we see ongoing revelations about an attack involving SolarWinds and others, that in turn led to the compromise of numerous other organizations. Software supply chain attacks like this pose a serious threat to governments, companies, non-profits, and individuals alike. At Google, we work …