Cloud Security Podcast by Google

May 4, 2026

Guests:

• No guests

 Topics:

• So what have we seen at Google Cloud Next 2026?
• Any closing loops for our 2023-2025 Cloud Next observations?
• We are seeing that AI security is not an island ... what does that tell us about the difference between cloud and AI adoption?
• What does  “ragged edge of AI adoption” mean for...

Apr 27, 2026

Guest:

• Grant Dasher, ex-CISA, ex-Google, Distinguished Engineer, Google (again)

Topics:

• Why is the  "Secure-by-Design" movement gaining so much momentum now, and is it a response to the failure of "bolted-on" security, or just a natural evolution of cloud maturity?
• In a future Secure-by-Design world, is identity the...

Apr 20, 2026

Guest:

• Jeanette Manfra, VP, Head of Risk and Compliance, Google Cloud

Topics:

• How does "outsourcing" security to the cloud change the intensity of the security vs. privacy struggle for a CISO?
• Does the centralization of cloud make it a bigger target for regulators, or is there a dimension we’re missing?
• Does the...

Apr 13, 2026

Guest:

• Raja Mukerji, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, Extrahop
• Rafal Los, VP of Client Relations and Strategic Initiatives, Extrahop

Topics:

• Is Network Detection and Response (NDR) coming back after being shoved to the side by EDR a bit? Is this for real?
• What's the value proposition of NDR in 2026, because some people...

Apr 9, 2026

Guests:

• Eric Foster, CEO, Tenex.AI
• Bashar Abouseido, President,  Tenex.AI

Topics:

• “10X SOC” sounds great.  But for an organization stuck in "SIEM 1.0" with poor data quality and manual workflows, is “AI-native MDR” a "leapfrog" opportunity or a recipe for disaster?
• We’ve seen the rise of "Decoupled SIEM"...