The Ultimate Guide to Cloud Security

2026 · Canadian Edition

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.

Canadian Cloud Security news
Analyst reports
Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security
Gartner · Cloud Security · Firewalls
Yesterday
IRONSCALES adds AI agents to counter next‑gen phishing
Osterman Research · Cloud Security · UC
Yesterday
AI adoption drives security spend but breaches persist
Forrester Research · Cloud Security · Data Protection
2 days ago
Check Point launches Canada-only data region for WAF
Gartner · Cloud Security · Firewalls
3 days ago
Proofpoint unveils AI-first Nuclei archiving suite
Gartner · Cloud Security · SaaS
3 days ago
Expert columns
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
By Jeremy Blackburn of ChainIT
Yesterday
Safe AI needs all voices: Celebrating the women who help drive CSA's AI safety initiative
By Illena Armstrong of Cloud Security Alliance
Yesterday
Bridging the gap: Cybersecurity breakthroughs and imbalances
By Chaitra Malladad of Workflo Solutions
2 days ago
Why real cyber protection is a continuous discipline
By Michael Crean of SonicWall
2 days ago
Account Takeover (ATO) fraud: The hidden threat to your business and how to stop it
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
3 days ago
From breach to recovery - 5 ways to prepare your IT team for the unexpected
By Al Kingsley MBE of NetSupport
Last month
Goodbye VPNs, Hello cloud-delivered Zero Trust
By Jose Correa of SonicWall
Last month
Securing the digital classroom: A layered cybersecurity approach for K-12 schools
By Asif Mujtaba of SonicWall
Last month
Enterprises urged to act now on post-quantum security
By Vidya Shankaran CISSP of Commvault
Last month
SonicWall unifies NSM for future-ready security ops
By Amelia Foss of SonicWall
Last month
Solving the '3 AM Problem' with 24/7 cyber defence
By Sarah Wilkinson of SonicWall
Last month
SonicWall NSM 3.5 boosts secure-by-design firewalls
By Amelia Foss and Rakesh Ramesh of SonicWall
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
SonicWall pushes unified automation for faster cyber defence
By Amelia Foss of SonicWall
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
By Vincent Hwang of Fortinet
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Stop renting intelligence: Why Canada needs to build its own AI stack
By Daniel Escott of Formic AI
Sat, 17th Jan 2026
Interviews
Consolidation Wave Hits Infosec, Sparing CISOs From Tool Sprawl
Discussing Firewalls
4 days ago
Why the all-AI social network looks more fad than legacy
Discussing Cloud Services
Last month
Commvault SHIFT New York outlines deeper cloud recovery
Discussing Cloud Services
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Exclusive: Google's John Hultquist warns cyber attackers are getting younger & faster
Discussing Malware
Fri, 1st Aug 2025
Exclusive: Google Cloud Security VP on solving CISO pain points
Discussing Threat intelligence
Thu, 10th Apr 2025
Recent news
Hexnode debuts device-aware IdP to fuse identity & UEM
About Bring Your Own Device
Today
Tufin unveils AI assistants & executive security hub
About Hybrid Cloud
Today
Deskpro brings cloud & VPC help desks to AWS shopfront
About Social Media
Today
ShinyHunters claims Woflow breach in supply chain hack
About IT Industry
Today
Terra Security gains first AWS nod for AI threat tests
About Enterprise security
Today
Misconfigured Microsoft 365 leaves big firms exposed
About Data Protection
Today
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud
About Cloud Services
Today
Alkira Connect partner programme targets AI-led growth
About Webinar
Yesterday
Distributors emerge as digital force in cloud & AI
About Cloud Services
Yesterday
Delinea buys StrongDM to secure AI-era privileged access
About DevOps
Yesterday
Claude Code flaws expose new risks in AI dev tools
About Software engineering
Yesterday
Delinea buys StrongDM to boost AI-era identity security
About DevOps
Yesterday
Delinea buys StrongDM to tackle AI-driven access risk
About DevOps
Yesterday
Keeper connects Jira workflows with privileged access
About IT service management
Yesterday
LevelBlue & Tenable expand exposure tools for partners
About Managed Services
Yesterday
Job moves
SentinelOne names Sonalee Parekh as new finance chief
Move at HP
3 days ago
Delinea boosts EMEA, APAC growth with senior hires
Move at CyberArk
Last month
KnowBe4 appoints Kelly Morgan as Chief Customer Officer
Move at DocuSign
Last month
One Identity names Michael Henricks Finance & Ops Chief
Move at Hybrid IT
Last month
Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson AI leader
Move at Bloomberg
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
KnowBe4 marks AIDA decade & names AI innovation VP
Move at KnowBe4
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Cyderes names Lana Knop Chief Product Officer for AI push
Move at Symantec
Sat, 24th Jan 2026
Komodor bolsters leadership for AI driven SRE growth
Move at HP
Sat, 24th Jan 2026
Dropzone AI hires leaders to drive EMEA & APAC push
Move at EMEA
Tue, 20th Jan 2026
Ping Identity names Adnan Chaudhry Chief Revenue Officer
Move at Salesforce
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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