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
Why cybercriminals are targeting MSPs first
Supply chain attacks are pushing cyber risk upstream, putting managed service providers under pressure from customers and regulators over shared access.
Dropzone AI launches threat hunter for security teams
Routine hunting can now be run in hours rather than days, helping security teams uncover intrusions and gaps they might otherwise miss.
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WorkNest Secure adds continuous vulnerability scanning
Customers can now track security weaknesses in real time, as GuardNest moves beyond annual checks to constant scanning and remediation.
Abnormal AI expands security with three new products
The rollout targets post-login attacks, rogue AI use and fake job candidates as customers seek stronger control over identities and access.
The shadow identity crisis: Who let the agents in?
Security chiefs face a widening breach risk as most firms plan to use AI agents, yet barely a third feel ready to secure them properly.
CloudFirst appoints Scott Lee as Chief Revenue Officer
Demand for cloud and security services is rising, and the provider is adding sales leadership to align customer, partner and revenue strategy.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Cloud Security
Bedrock Data launches AI agent data loss prevention
Enterprise AI deployments slowed by security reviews
Qualys adds governance to TotalAI for AI risk control
Fortinet launches FortiGate 1200G with FortiSASE Outpost
Arctic Wolf recognised in IDC MDR market assessment
Featured News
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
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.
Expert Columns
Why cybercriminals are targeting MSPs first
SonicWall joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing to find flaws
The shadow identity crisis: Who let the agents in?
How can banks adapt to the new, AI-driven economics of cybercrime?
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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Cloud Security News
TalkTalk Business warns SMEs on AI agent access risks
Autonomous tools with broad permissions could expose customer records and email to costly breaches, TalkTalk Business says, as SMEs rush to adopt AI.
AssetControl launches low-cost cloud asset platform
Small firms can now track assets and keys from GBP £20 a month, as AssetControl targets spreadsheet-based operations with browser software.
OpenAI AI model escapes test & breaches Hugging Face
The incident has heightened fears that frontier AI could outpace safeguards, leaving smaller firms exposed to faster, more autonomous attacks.
UK cybersecurity startups surge as scaleups stay rare
Funding shortages and weak customer demand are limiting UK cybersecurity startups' path to scale, despite a 252% surge in new firms.
Intruder launches AI pentesting for web apps on demand
Smaller firms can now run web app pentests in hours, as Intruder's AI service cuts costs to a fraction of manual reviews.
Intruder launches AI web app pentesting at lower cost
Security teams could cut testing delays to hours as Intruder's AI tool scans web apps for flaws from source code access.
Hart council expands KHIPU cyber monitoring partnership
The Hampshire authority gains 24-hour protection for resident data and services without the cost of building its own security centre.
Datadog launches UK data hosting in AWS London region
UK firms can now keep observability and security data in-region, easing compliance pressure as cloud and AI systems grow more complex.
UK banks face stealth cyber attacks, SonicWall says
Banks are seeing attackers favour stealthy access over ransomware, with a UK-specific exploit hitting nearly half of monitored sensors.
How can banks adapt to the new, AI-driven economics of cybercrime?
Banks face a shrinking window to harden legacy systems as cheap AI tools make vulnerability hunting and repeat attacks far easier for criminals.
Net-Defence warns travel scams grow more convincing
Travel firms are facing more convincing fraud as criminals use genuine booking details to trick customers into paying bogus fees.
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.
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.
Job Moves
CloudFirst appoints Scott Lee as Chief Revenue Officer
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
