The Ultimate Guide to Cloud Security

2026 · American Edition

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.

American Cloud Security news
Analyst Insights
Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security
Gartner · Cloud Security · Firewalls
2 days ago
IRONSCALES adds AI agents to counter next‑gen phishing
Osterman Research · Cloud Security · UC
2 days ago
AI adoption drives security spend but breaches persist
Cloud Security · Data Protection
3 days ago
Proofpoint unveils AI-first Nuclei archiving suite
Gartner · Cloud Security · SaaS
4 days ago
Versa unveils managed sovereign SASE service for EU data
Cloud Security · Firewalls
Last week
Expert columns
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
By Jeremy Blackburn of ChainIT
2 days ago
Safe AI needs all voices: Celebrating the women who help drive CSA's AI safety initiative
By Illena Armstrong of Cloud Security Alliance
3 days ago
Bridging the gap: Cybersecurity breakthroughs and imbalances
By Chaitra Malladad of Workflo Solutions
3 days ago
Why real cyber protection is a continuous discipline
By Michael Crean of SonicWall
3 days ago
Account Takeover (ATO) fraud: The hidden threat to your business and how to stop it
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
4 days ago
From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected
By Al Kingsley MBE of NetSupport
Last month
Goodbye VPNs, Hello cloud-delivered Zero Trust
By Jose Correa of SonicWall
Last month
Securing the digital classroom: A layered cybersecurity approach for K-12 schools
By Asif Mujtaba of SonicWall
Last month
Enterprises urged to act now on post-quantum security
By Vidya Shankaran CISSP of Commvault
Last month
SonicWall unifies NSM for future-ready security ops
By Amelia Foss of SonicWall
Last month
Solving the '3 AM Problem' with 24/7 cyber defence
By Sarah Wilkinson of SonicWall
Last month
SonicWall NSM 3.5 boosts secure-by-design firewalls
By Amelia Foss and Rakesh Ramesh of SonicWall
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
SonicWall pushes unified automation for faster cyber defence
By Amelia Foss of SonicWall
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
By Vincent Hwang of Fortinet
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
2026: Resilience, the new foundation of cybersecurity
By Matthieu Trivier of Semperis
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Interviews
Consolidation Wave Hits Infosec, Sparing CISOs From Tool Sprawl
Discussing Firewalls
5 days ago
Why the all-AI social network looks more fad than legacy
Discussing Cloud Services
Last month
Commvault SHIFT New York outlines deeper cloud recovery
Discussing Cloud Services
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Exclusive: Google's John Hultquist warns cyber attackers are getting younger & faster
Discussing Malware
Fri, 1st Aug 2025
Exclusive: Google Cloud Security VP on solving CISO pain points
Discussing Threat intelligence
Thu, 10th Apr 2025
Recent news
Hexnode debuts device-aware IdP to fuse identity & UEM
About Bring Your Own Device
Yesterday
Tufin unveils AI assistants & executive security hub
About Firewalls
Yesterday
Deskpro brings cloud & VPC help desks to AWS shopfront
About Unified Communications
Yesterday
ShinyHunters claims Woflow breach in supply chain hack
About IT Industry
Yesterday
Terra Security gains first AWS nod for AI threat tests
About Network Infrastructure
Yesterday
Misconfigured Microsoft 365 leaves big firms exposed
About Data Protection
Yesterday
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
SAP teams with Uptycs on 'Glass Box' AI security analyst
About Hybrid Cloud
2 days ago
Alkira Connect partner programme targets AI-led growth
About Firewalls
2 days ago
Distributors emerge as digital force in cloud & AI
About Cloud Services
2 days ago
Delinea buys StrongDM to secure AI-era privileged access
About DevOps
2 days ago
Claude Code flaws expose new risks in AI dev tools
About Software engineering
2 days ago
Delinea buys StrongDM to boost AI-era identity security
About Virtualisation
2 days ago
Delinea buys StrongDM to tackle AI-driven access risk
About DevOps
2 days ago
Acre links access control & intrusion in cloud suite
About Data breach
2 days ago
Job moves
SentinelOne names Sonalee Parekh as new finance chief
Move at HP
4 days ago
Horizon3.ai names Dan Bird MBE Field CTO for EMEA cyber push
Move at Offensive Security
Last week
Delinea boosts EMEA, APAC growth with senior hires
Move at CyberArk
Last month
KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer
Move at DocuSign
Last month
One Identity names Michael Henricks Finance & Ops Chief
Move at Hybrid IT
Last month
Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson AI leader
Move at Bloomberg
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
KnowBe4 marks AIDA decade & names AI innovation VP
Move at KnowBe4
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth
Move at HP
Sat, 24th Jan 2026
Cyderes names Lana Knop Chief Product Officer for AI push
Move at Symantec
Sat, 24th Jan 2026
Dropzone AI hires leaders to drive EMEA & APAC push
Move at EMEA
Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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