Cloud CISO Perspectives: Sticking to security fundamentals in the AI era
Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for August 2026. Today, Chris Betz explains why the AI era makes it more important than ever to lean into security fundamentals.
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How to stay strong with security fundamentals in the AI era
By Chris Betz, CISO, Google Cloud
As AI accelerates the capabilities of adversaries, foundational strength becomes the primary differentiator between resilience and vulnerability. It’s a dangerous and unfortunately common misconception that traditional security fundamentals are becoming obsolete. For CISOs, the challenge is to adopt new AI technology securely while scaling essential, effective defensive practices to move at the speed of the adversary.
For both attackers and defenders, AI has been a...
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