Category: Cloud security

Major Google Cloud outage hits UK banks and digital services, highlighting need for stronger cloud security safeguards

A widespread outage in Google Cloud’s London (europe‑west2) region disrupted dozens of high‑profile sites on Tuesday, including banks such as Lloyds, NatWest and digital‑only firms like Revolut. Users experienced service failures and delayed platform workflows, prompting Google to…

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Cloud Security Update – Patch Rush, Ransomware Outage, and Exploited Backup Flaws

Key developments: – Microsoft released a broad set of patches for Azure and its AI‑branded services, with most of the fixes targeting privilege‑escalation bugs, and also addressed a critical Entra ID vulnerability that had been actively exploited. This reinforces…

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Identity‑First Threats Drive 2026 Cloud‑Security Landscape

Key developments: 2026 data from the Cloud Security Alliance, Verizon, Google Cloud, and IBM show that inadequate identity and access management (IAM) has become the top concern for cloud environments, overtaking traditional credential abuse. The CSA‑2026 survey ranks…

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Cloud Security Accelerates with AI‑Focused Controls and Supply‑Chain Safeguards

Key developments: Major vendors are rolling out new safeguards aimed at the growing threat posed by AI agents and insecure software pipelines. Netskope introduced a control to block risky AI‑agent actions, addressing the inability of many firms to…

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