Google Cloud COO says AI security belongs in the boardroom, not just the server room

Google Cloud COO Francis de Souza said AI security must be planned from day one, not added later.

He warned that shadow AI and exposed data sources can quickly widen the attack surface.

The risk now spans models, prompts, pipelines, and employee use across clouds and SaaS.

He argued for unified, agent-based defenses and board-level governance alongside data strategy.