Security teams can't keep up with how fast AI is cracking cloud security
- Check Point’s 2026 Cloud Security Report warns AI is overwhelming cloud defenses
- While 77% updated cloud strategies, only 26% have architectures capable of enforcing them
- Researchers urge a unified, prevention‑first architecture
Artificial Intelligence is cracking cloud security at high speeds and security teams just can’t keep up. This is one of the conclusions echoed in the “2026 Cloud Security Report: Enter the AI Era,” a new in-depth report published by Check Point Software Technologies.
In the report, shared with TechRadar Pro earlier this week, Check Point claims that businesses are aware of the risks posed by AI in the wrong hands, but simply don’t have the means to address it. Apparently, in response to AI, 77% of organizations have updated their security strategy for cloud this year, but just a quarter (26%) have the architecture to actually enforce it.
At the same time, AI is being increasingly weaponized in phishing...
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