The Domain Name System (DNS) is like the internet’s phone book, automatically and near-instantly translating requests for websites and mobile apps from their domain names to the Internet Protocol addresses of the actual computers hosting them. As part of the bedrock of the internet, DNS and domain name …

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 …

Security leaders are clear about their priorities: After AI, cloud security is the top training topic for decision-makers. As threats against cloud workloads become more sophisticated, organizations are looking for highly-skilled professionals to help defend against these attacks. To help organizations meet their need for experts who can manage …

At Google Cloud, our services are built with interoperability and openness in mind to enable customer choice and multicloud strategies. W e pioneered a multicloud data warehouse, enabling workloads to run across clouds. We were the first company to provide digital sovereignty solutions for European governments and to waive …

Securing AI systems is a fundamental requirement for business continuity and customer trust, and Google Cloud is at the forefront of driving secure AI innovations and working with partners to meet the evolving needs of customers. Our secure-by-design cloud platform and built-in security solutions are continuously updated with the …

The security operations centers of the future will use agentic AI to enable intelligent automation of routine tasks, augment human decision-making, and streamline workflows. At Google Cloud, we want to help prepare today’s security professionals to get the most out of tomorrow’s AI agents. As we build …

Privacy-protecting Confidential Computing has come a long way since we introduced Confidential Virtual Machines (VMs) five years ago. The technology, which can protect data while in use, strengthens a security gap beyond data encryption at rest and in transit. Since then, customers have used Confidential Computing to protect patient …

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 …

Today's cybersecurity landscape requires partners with expertise and resources to handle any incident. Mandiant, a core part of Google Cloud Security, can empower organizations to navigate critical moments, prepare for future threats, build confidence, and advance their cyber defense programs. We're excited to announce that Google has been named …

As organizations increase their focus on security and regulatory compliance, Google Cloud is helping our customers meet these obligations by fostering better collaboration between security and compliance teams, and the wider organization they serve. To help simplify and enhance how organizations manage security, privacy, and compliance in the cloud …

In the age of data democratization and generative AI, the way organizations handle data has changed dramatically. This evolution creates opportunities — and security risks. The challenge for security teams isn't just about protecting data; it's about scaling security and compliance to meet this new reality. While traditional security controls …

AI presents an unprecedented opportunity for organizations to redefine their security posture and reduce the greatest amount of risk for the investment. From proactively finding zero-day vulnerabilities to processing vast amounts of threat intelligence data in seconds to freeing security teams from toilsome work, AI empowers security teams to …

Organizations in highly-regulated sectors, such as government, defense, financial services, and healthcare, are required to meet stringent standards to safeguard sensitive data. Client-side encryption (CSE) for Google Workspace is a unique, privacy-preserving offering that keeps customer data confidential and enables the customer to be the sole arbiter of their …

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 …

As part of Google Cloud’s fundamental belief that robust security can enable business resilience and innovation, we're committed to empowering security operations teams with solutions that deliver measurable value and demonstrable return on investment (ROI). That's why we're thrilled to announce a new, in-depth Forrester Consulting Total Economic …

While AI can help empower defenders, it can also create new security challenges. Those two critical, interconnected themes are driving our announcements and presentations for this year's Google Cloud Security Summit. Join us live for Security Summit 2025 on August 19 to learn about the latest advancements in AI-powered …

Storage buckets are where your data lives in the cloud. Much like digital real estate, these buckets are your own plot of land on the internet. When you move away and no longer need a specific bucket, someone else can reuse the plot of land it refers to — if …

As part of our commitment to cloud workload security and transparency, today, we’re introducing a new, lightweight audit-only mode for Access Approval to enable access approvals in an “on demand only” model. This new capability is available at no extra charge in the Security section of the Google …

Google Cloud is committed to being a trusted partner for customers who are navigating AI regulations in Europe. We have long understood that this requires a proactive and collaborative approach in order to ensure Europeans can access secure, first-rate AI tools as they become available. This week, Google announced …

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 …

An overwhelming volume of threats and data combined with the shortage of skilled threat analysts has left many security and IT leaders believing that their organizations are vulnerable to cyberattacks and stuck in a reactive state. That’s according to the new Threat Intelligence Benchmark, a commissioned study conducted …

At Google Cloud Security, our mission is to empower organizations to strengthen their defenses with innovative security capabilities, all while simplifying and modernizing their cybersecurity. In a world of evolving threats and increasing complexity, we believe true security comes from clarity, not more noise. We're excited to bring this …

Securing sensitive data is a crucial part of moving workloads to the cloud. While encrypting data at rest and in transit are standard security practices, safeguarding data in use — while it's actively being processed in memory — can present unique security and privacy challenges. To make sure that data in …

Since its debut on Google Cloud, Confidential Computing has evolved at an incredible pace, offering customers robust protection for sensitive data processed in the cloud and ensuring higher levels of security and privacy. Driven by the ever-increasing need to protect sensitive data in the cloud, we’ve innovated continuously …

As organizations race to deploy powerful GPU-accelerated workloads, they might overlook a foundational step: ensuring the integrity of the system from the very moment it turns on. Threat actors, however, have not overlooked this. They increasingly target the boot process with sophisticated malware like bootkits, which seize control before …