Scaling Generative AI applications from proof-of-concept to production is often bottlenecked by security concerns, specifically sensitive data exposure and prompt injection. Establishing a production-ready posture requires a defense-in-depth strategy across three layers: Application Layer: Real-time threat detection and mitigation. Data Layer: Enforcing privacy controls and compliance. Infrastructure: Network segmentation and compute isolation. To implement these […]

As organizations adopt GKE for critical workloads, including generative and agentic AI, understanding GKE capabilities is essential. The networking layer is a key component, and while GKE offers a fully integrated, flat network model, you may be transitioning from different setups. It’s important to grasp how GKE’s network model differs and how to leverage its […]

Earlier today, Meta and Vercel publicly disclosed two vulnerabilities that expose services built using the popular open-source frameworks React Server Components (CVE-2025-55182) and Next.js to remote code execution risks when used for some server-side use cases. At Google Cloud, we understand the severity of these vulnerabilities, and our security teams have shared their recommendations to […]

If you’ve ever opened a dataset in BigQuery only to find columns with generic names like col1, col2, and value_x, you know the tax that poor documentation can put on analytics. At the heart of this issue is the schema — the blueprint of how your data is structured, named, and related. But when schemas […]

Editor’s note: The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has evolved from a nineteenth-century commodities exchange into one of the most advanced financial market infrastructures in the world. To support real-time trading and risk management at a global scale, the company launched a strategic partnership with Google Cloud. By migrating to Cloud SQL and adopting AI-powered […]

Introduction  Despite extensive scrutiny and public reporting, commercial surveillance vendors continue to operate unimpeded. A prominent name continues to surface in the world of mercenary spyware, Intellexa. Known for its “Predator” spyware, the company was sanctioned by the US Government. New Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) analysis shows that Intellexa is evading restrictions and thriving.  Intellexa […]