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
Most firms hit by AI security incidents, study finds
Data Theorem launches AI security platform for apps
Gartner names Tenable leader in AI exposure assessment
Linux Foundation sets 2026 confidential computing summit
One Identity to set global HQ in Cork as it goes solo
Featured News
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.
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.
Expert Columns
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
Virtual vs. physical firewalls: A practical guide for modern networks
The Death of the Firewall
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cloud Security News
German SMEs face lower cyber losses, but risks stay high
Average losses from successful attacks have fallen sharply, but one in three German SMEs says a major breach could still threaten its existence.
Google Cloud links Wiz exposure data with threat intel
Security teams could cut alert overload as Google ties exposed assets to live attacker activity, helping prioritise the riskiest flaws first.
Mandiant finds way to recover active ADFS signing keys
Firms with manually rotated ADFS certificates could still be exposed, as attackers may recover live signing keys and forge SAML logins.
Barracuda buys Evo Security to bolster MSP identity tools
The deal gives managed service providers a broader way to control identities across customer systems as attacks on credentials and privileges rise.
Check Point report: vulnerabilities drive cyber risk rise
Security teams are being pushed to prioritise more than ever, as vulnerabilities now make up 42.6% of critical exposures, Check Point says.
DigiCert launches Quantum Central for post-quantum readiness
Security teams gain a free way to map hidden cryptography before quantum threats make current encryption less reliable.
Cloud Security Alliance adds AIUC-1 to STAR Registry
Buyers will gain a clearer signal on autonomous AI, as certified providers can now display a trustmark in the widely used STAR Registry.
Jamf launches Beacon threat-hunting service for Mac
Rising Mac adoption has left many security teams short of Apple-specific expertise, prompting Jamf to add dedicated threat hunting and investigations.
NVIDIA backs Verkada as AI security tie-up expands
The investment could speed up AI search and incident review for schools, factories and retailers using Verkada's cloud security platform.
Google disrupts NetNut proxy network in FBI operation
Millions of consumer devices were pulled into a botnet used for hacking and espionage, prompting Google to disable apps and accounts.
Dutch review clears Google Cloud for public sector use
Dutch ministries can now adopt Google Cloud after a privacy review found no known high data protection risks if safeguards are applied.
Attackers abuse trust as ClickFix spreads to macOS
The tactic now reaches Mac users, as attackers turn to trusted tools and social engineering to evade defences and steal credentials.
Endava & Wiz partner on AI cloud security services
Enterprise AI roll-outs will get closer monitoring as Endava adds Wiz tools to spot cloud risks earlier across multi-cloud systems.
AWS launches Graviton5-based EC2 C9g & C9gd instances
AWS customers get faster compute options for heavy workloads, with the new Graviton5-based instances offering up to 25% more performance per vCPU.
DXC launches Private Cloud+ for regulated workloads
Enterprises and agencies handling sensitive data now have a sovereign hybrid option as DXC targets stricter compliance and AI-ready workloads.
Amazon Web Services adds ACME support to Certificate Manager
Shorter certificate lifecycles could force more renewals onto automation, as AWS now lets customers issue and renew TLS certificates through ACME.
Exabeam expands AI agent security tools with Claude
Security teams gain wider visibility into risky AI agent activity as Exabeam doubles behavioural detections and adds Claude telemetry.
Ory unveils Agent DX for enterprise AI coding agents
Developers can now add authentication and access controls earlier in AI-built apps, as Ory's free plugins plug identity tools into coding agents.
Dawnguard launches security platform & raises USD $6.3m
North American expansion is now being funded as the startup targets cloud risks introduced at the design stage, not after deployment.
MSAI signs GBP £50m deal to expand UK AI infrastructure
The financing will fund MSAI's largest sovereign hardware deployment to date, with new compute installed in Scotland for UK-based AI customers.