Any new technology brings potential new risks, and generative AI is no exception. In this session, we will cut through the FUD around gen AI deployments - helping you understand the real risks, both existing and novel, with deploying AI systems in the cloud. We’ll also provide a framework for how to support the safe use of AI in your organization, so that security, privacy, and risk concerns, real and imagined, can be addressed effectively without slowing business velocity.

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Meet with a Google Cloud Security expert to discuss your specific security needs and discover how our solutions can help. Plus, you can grab a complimentary copy of the “Defenders Advantage” book and a cup of coffee while you’re there.

Building and maintaining detection rules is the cornerstone of any high-performing security operations function, but it’s often easier said than done. Join us for an in-depth exploration of detections in Google Security Operations (Google SecOps) and learn how it empowers detection teams to stay ahead of threats – from curated detections delivered out of the box by Google SecOps to address the latest threats, to building custom rules using entity graphs, AI, and the wealth of functions and context provided by Google SecOps.

In this hands-on lab, you’ll learn the fundamentals of networking in Google Cloud and how it differs from traditional on-premises setups. You'll build a network with three subnetworks and gain practical experience in creating firewall rules. Learn how to apply these rules using instance tags to control access across your environment. By the end of the session, you'll be equipped with the foundational knowledge to manage and secure Google Cloud networks effectively.

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Join this hands-on lab to learn about Azure Arc for on-prem and multicloud management. In this lab, you will learn how to project and manage resources in Azure - connect on-premises resources and use cloud connector for AWS resources, enforce security policies, and enable monitoring. Whether you’re modernizing existing systems or building new edge capabilities, you’ll gain practical experience to extend Azure’s power everywhere.

Get a step-by-step walkthrough for Microsoft Defender XDR and learn how to implement key capabilities. Learn how to assign preset security policies for Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Protect your endpoints using Microsoft Defender Endpoint by onboarding devices and configuring roles and device groups. Lastly, dive into the advanced attack mitigation features for your devices using Defender for Endpoint to effectively investigate alerts and incidents.

This lab offers a hands-on deep dive into Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s CSPM features, teaching participants how to assess and improve cloud security across hybrid environments. Attendees will identify misconfigurations, apply compliance frameworks, and automate remediation strategies to strengthen their security posture.

Effortlessly modernize classic ASP.NET apps with Managed Instance on Azure App Service. Enjoy frictionless migration, minimal code changes, and great control with custom software support. Get benefits of VMs with agility, security & scalability of PaaS.

Attendees will learn to enable Defender for Cloud, navigate its dashboard, and interpret regulatory compliance and workload protection insights. The labs also cover secure score analysis, security recommendations, inventory management, pricing models, and governance rule assignment. By the end of the series, participants will be equipped to proactively identify and mitigate threats, strengthen cloud security posture, and align with organizational governance standards.

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of automated AI red teaming generative AI systems for safety and security risks using Microsoft Foundry. Attendees will learn how to apply automated attack techniques to identify safety issues and security vulnerabilities across multiple risk dimensions before deployment. Participants will engage in hands-on walkthroughs and guided exercises to apply these concepts in realistic development scenarios.

Manual patching drains time, money, and security. Join Jason Kikta, Automox CISO and former U.S. Cyber Command leader, as he unpacks insights from the 2026 State of Endpoint Management Report. Learn why time-to-remediate is the new business health metric and unlock a safer, smarter tomorrow with Autonomous Endpoint Management.

Gain a clear understanding of your AI assets, safeguard your AI systems, and detect and respond to threats unique to AI.

Google Workspace customers are switching to Google Chat and Google Meet, AI-first collaboration tools that seamlessly integrate with the Workspace apps you use every day. Learn how they migrated from costly point solutions to enhance collaboration, improve data security, reduce costs, and unlock new levels of team productivity with Gemini.

See how Dell PowerScale for Azure cuts through storage complexity and delivers enterprise-grade file storage built for modern workloads. Watch PowerScale handle sprawling, unstructured data and integrate effortlessly with Azure, fueling high-impact AI, analytics, and business-critical data-intensive applications without missing a beat. Join our 10-minute live session for a firsthand look at the high performance, rock-solid security, and operational speed customers demand today.

Secure, optimize, and connect AI/ML workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments with Cross-Cloud Network. Optimize GPU and TPU compute resources to reduce costs and improve user experience.

Want to deploy generative AI across your organization but not sure how to keep your sensitive data secure and compliant? Join this session to hear from industry practitioners and Google experts about the best practices and lessons learned when embarking on this journey. We will demo how you can use built-in controls to identify sensitive data in your organization and restrict access to it and share insights, admin control recommendations, and lived customer experiences.

Managing secrets, credentials, and infrastructure access is a critical concern for engineering teams. This demo with Infisical focuses on how the all-in-one platform improves security without adding complexity, covering Azure authentication, securing secrets across your Azure infrastructure, and ADCS certificate management.

Safeguard sensitive data across the AI life cycle with robust protection measures used in training and runtime.

Work is now fluid, distributed, and powered by AI, creating new complexity for IT leaders. With more worker types, more apps, and rising security and compliance risks, organizations need a strategic platform approach. Citrix delivers secure, scalable access for all worker types - including AI agents - plus end-to-end app security, productivity, and cost optimization to keep enterprises ahead.

Keep AI data pipelines protected by preventing unauthorized access or modification of application code and data using Confidential Computing.