The Ultimate Guide to Cloud Security
A curated UK 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.
UK Cloud Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Intruder launches free plan for mid-market security teams
Mid-market security teams can now get permanent vulnerability and cloud checks free, easing access to tools often priced for larger enterprises.
Rock Solid Knowledge launches free Open.IdentityServer
Developers using .NET gain a free open-source alternative after licensing changes left thousands of organisations seeking continuity for sign-in systems.
FPT wins UK Cyber Essentials security certifications
The certifications may help reassure UK customers and public-sector buyers as cyber breaches remain widespread and scrutiny of suppliers intensifies.
Why passkeys are becoming essential for modern cybersecurity
With phishing and stolen credentials driving most breaches, organisations are being urged to replace passwords with passkeys for safer logins.
Cequence launches bot detection tools for AI traffic
Automated traffic now makes up more than half of web requests, pushing enterprises to adopt defences that work across AI agents and APIs.
Aston Martin Aramco signs cybersecurity deal with Zscaler
The deal will secure race data and engineering systems across Aston Martin Aramco's operations as Formula One teams face rising cyber risk.
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.
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
New research shows two-thirds of Australian business and IT leaders feel pressured to approve AI projects while overlooking security risks.
Expert Columns
Why passkeys are becoming essential for modern cybersecurity
Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
SonicWall research sounds Code Red on healthcare cybersecurity as attack rates refuse to decline
The state of cyber resilience amongst UK organisations
What makes a cybersecurity AI partnership worth paying attention to?
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
2026 security trends mid-year check-in: What's accelerating, what's stalling, and what comes next
AI changes detection engineering - but only if you fix your context problem
What Swiss Cheese teaches us about choosing MDR
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cloud Security News
The state of cyber resilience amongst UK organisations
Despite reported gains, fewer than one in four UK organisations trust their cyber defences to withstand a major incident, a survey found.
Microsoft E7 price shift pushes UK firms to review AI
UK businesses face fresh pressure to tighten AI governance as Microsoft's pricing changes make bundled licences more compelling.
Ethiack says vulnerabilities jumped 106% in a year
Exploited software flaws are now overtaking stolen passwords as the main breach route, sharpening pressure on security teams to patch faster.
e2e-assure launches sovereign AI security platform
It aims to help critical infrastructure operators keep sensitive security data and AI models inside UK-controlled systems during cyber incidents.
Phishing falls as attackers turn to AI & encryption
Phishing is becoming harder to spot as attackers use encryption and AI-generated sites to target organisations more effectively.
Cequence backs behaviour-based zero trust for AI agents
Runtime behaviour, not login checks, is now seen as the key control as businesses put AI agents into live systems and data.
Capgemini first SAP sovereign cloud partner in Europe
Demand for controlled cloud services is rising as governments and regulated industries seek to keep sensitive data and operations within national boundaries.
BlueVoyant launches AI platform for security operations
Cyber teams facing mounting alerts may use the new platform to cut false positives and speed containment across Microsoft-heavy environments.
AI changes detection engineering - but only if you fix your context problem
Missing context could undermine AI-led SOCs, forcing detection engineers to encode business risk and attacker behaviour into every alert.
RoboShadow joins Pax8 Marketplace for MSP security
MSPs could cut vulnerability triage and compliance reporting time by up to 80% after RoboShadow's platform was added to Pax8 Marketplace.
Inforcer launches Microsoft 365 threat response for MSPs
MSPs can now detect and contain Microsoft 365 breaches in one platform, as Inforcer adds incident response to its security suite.
CyberSentriq appoints Myles Bray as Chief Executive Officer
Bray takes over as CyberSentriq increases AI investment and folds security, backup and recovery tools into one platform for MSPs and SMBs.
Utilize expands SonicWall security deal for 14,000 users
More than 14,000 users will gain wider managed protection as the UK services provider centralises oversight of over 1,200 firewalls.
Zadara joins Open Cloud Coalition to back UK cloud reform
A push for more cloud choice in Britain has gained another backer as customers face lock-in, higher costs and data-location worries.
Cato Networks opens AI hub in London for R&D growth
The new Holborn site will add engineering jobs as demand rises for secure AI tools among businesses and the company seeks deeper UK roots.
Cato says AI cuts CVE protection time to 45 minutes
The cloud security vendor said customers can now get protection against newly disclosed flaws in 45 minutes, far faster than patch cycles.
ANS renews Azure Expert MSP status after independent audit
The renewal gives customers added assurance on large Azure estates as Microsoft keeps its most selective managed service badge for proven delivery.
Being offensive in your defense - How threat hunting assists
Security teams can spot risky data movement before alerts fire, helping stop sensitive information from leaving approved channels.
e2e-assure & A&O Corsaire seal UK cyber partnership
UK regulated sectors will get a single evidence trail from testing to live monitoring, reducing audit friction and supply chain risk.
UK firms boost cyber & AI spending, Barclays survey
Confidence in defence remains patchy as 68 per cent of UK business leaders plan higher cyber spending and 46 per cent fear new tools widen threats.
Job Moves
CirrusHQ names Gary Beddow Head of Business Development
CirrusHQ hires Matt Smith to lead UK sales growth push drive
Quorum Cyber names Joe Strathmann Chief Operating Officer
Expereo appoints Kevin Brown as Chief Operating Officer
Alcatraz appoints Erik Nord to lead European growth
One Identity names Gihan Munasinghe chief technology officer
Acumen Cyber appoints Derek Whigham to support UK growth
Vincent Lomba joins ENISA group on EU cyber policy
Immersive appoints new CPO & CTO to boost AI cybersecurity
