Google Cloud has launched Google AI Threat Defense, a new AI-powered cybersecurity platform designed to help enterprises identify, prioritise and remediate threats before attackers can exploit them.

The platform combines Google’s threat intelligence capabilities with security technologies from Gemini, Wiz, Mandiant and CodeMender, creating an automated defence system built for the emerging era of AI-driven cyber attacks.

The announcement follows growing concern across the cybersecurity industry that threat actors are increasingly using artificial intelligence to automate reconnaissance, develop exploits and accelerate attack campaigns.

Google says AI Threat Defense continuously analyses environments, identifies risks, prioritises vulnerabilities and assists organisations with remediation efforts. The platform also leverages Google Threat Intelligence and Mandiant expertise to provide broader context around emerging threats.

A key component of the offering is integration with Wiz, strengthening cloud security visibility and helping organisations better understand risks across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

The launch builds on a series of AI-powered security initiatives announced by Google Cloud over the past year, including autonomous threat hunting, detection engineering and vulnerability management capabilities.

Industry observers believe the move reflects a wider transition towards agentic cybersecurity, where AI systems increasingly take on responsibilities traditionally handled by security analysts and operations teams.

With organisations rapidly adopting AI across business functions, security teams are facing growing pressure to protect not only traditional IT infrastructure but also AI models, agents and data pipelines.

Google AI Threat Defense is intended to help enterprises keep pace with adversaries who are increasingly using AI to reduce the time required to discover and exploit vulnerabilities.