Even Google Is Learning to Secure AI: Key Lessons for Business

Colleagues, I’d like to draw your attention to a cybersecurity update.

Francis deSouza (COO, Google Cloud) recently stressed that AI security cannot be tacked on later — it demands a platform-level approach. He warned of “shadow AI” and called for governance, auditing and a unified security policy across multi-cloud environments.

The risks are real: unauthorized API calls have produced five-figure bills, automatic quota escalations and delays in key revocation — Aikido’s research recorded windows of up to 23 minutes.

Why it matters: AI vulnerabilities act at machine speed — an AI-native protection lifecycle and executive oversight are essential.

How are you approaching AI security in your organization?

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