Cybersecurity – Review of Google Cloud’s Product Announcements at RSAC 2025

Google Cloud’s announcements at the RSA Conference (RSAC) 2025 advance its unified, intelligence‑centric cyber defense vision. Key updates fall into four strategic pillars:

1. AI‑powered security operations – Gemini AI agents are embedded in the Security Operations platform, formerly Chronicle, to triage alerts autonomously, recommend remediation, and automate playbook execution through native Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) capabilities. This reduces Mean Time To Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time To Respond (MTTR) by minimizing manual intervention.
2. Unified multi-cloud visibility – The new Google Unified Security platform converges Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), SOAR, and Threat Intelligence into a single console. Enhanced connectors extend telemetry coverage beyond Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, delivering consistent monitoring across hybrid and multi-cloud estates.
3. Data‑centric protection and compliance – Security Command Center’s Cloud‑native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) adds Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and sensitive‑workload discovery features, enabling enterprises to enforce controls across Software‑as‑a‑Service (SaaS), container, and serverless environments. Assured Workloads updates address regional digital sovereignty requirements with country‑specific control configurations.
4. Mandiant services for SOC transformation – New offerings such as Detection Migration and SOAR Engineering provide expert guidance for enterprises transitioning to Google’s platform. Flexible prepaid credits for Mandiant consulting, incident response, and training help organizations align service consumption with their evolving security needs.

These capabilities strengthen Google Cloud’s position as a comprehensive cybersecurity provider. Nonetheless, enterprises will seek clearer AI governance, broader endpoint device coverage, and consistent product naming to avoid confusion stemming from frequent rebranding.