Everyone is navigating AI security in real time — even Google

Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza says enterprises need a platform-based AI strategy with security, data governance, and auditability built in from day one.

He warned that shadow AI, multicloud complexity, and new attack surfaces from models, prompts, data pipelines, and agents are speeding up breaches.

DeSouza argued for AI-native defenses that are still overseen by humans, not fully autonomous systems.

The article also notes concerns about limited long-term AI security expertise and reports of unexpected Gemini API-related charges for some Google Cloud customers.