● ESET to protect cloud virtual machines (VMs) from advanced threats with its new ESET Cloud Workload Protection module.
● While competitors often offer cloud workload protection as a stand-alone offering, ESET includes it at no additional cost for ESET PROTECT customers.
● Other updates include advanced AI reporting for ESET’s cloud sandboxing technology with autonomous remediation, improved investigations, and expanded integration for AI Advisor into the ESET PROTECT console.

SYDNEY — March 24, 2026 — ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, today launched ESET Cloud Workload Protection as part of a comprehensive update for its ESET PROTECT Platform. Announced at RSAC 2026, this new module helps customers to move beyond endpoints and servers to cover cloud workloads, significantly enriching telemetry for detection and response while consolidating security management across endpoint and cloud environments inside a single pane of glass.

With 47% of Australian business and technology leaders identifying cloud related threats as their primary cybersecurity concern, ESET's new offering addresses the growing need for better integrated protection of cloud infrastructure environments.

“Cloud adoption continues to accelerate across Australian organisations, but security hasn’t always kept pace,” said Parvinder Walia, President of the APAC region, ESET. “Security teams are under pressure to manage more complexity with fewer resources. By extending protection to cloud workloads within the ESET PROTECT Platform, we’re helping businesses reduce complexity while strengthening their overall security posture.”

ESET’s Cloud Workload Protection module protects virtual machines in public cloud environments, ingesting cloud VM data into the ESET PROTECT XDR Platform to gain extended visibility. While competitors often offer cloud workload protection as a stand-alone offering, ESET includes it at no additional cost for ESET PROTECT customers (except ESET PROTECT Entry).

With the average cost of a public cloud data breach amounting to a striking $5.17 million per incident – the highest among all environments, this new module cuts complexity with AI-driven automation and gives customers a richer set of tools to respond to threats at every stage of an attack. Known for being lightweight, the module helps IT managers to validate their controls and generate audit evidence for regulatory frameworks such as Essential Eight, NIST, CIS, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and others.

Additional improvements to ESET PROTECT include:

• New AI reporting in ESET LiveGuard Advanced, which makes the lives of security specialists easier — providing behavioral reports that detail the actions and characteristics of incidents analyzed by ESET’s cloud sandbox, and autonomous remediation. For those with XDR-enabled subscriptions, these reports are enhanced with AI-generated summaries that simplify complex findings.
• Improved Incident Graphs and Advanced Investigations for EDR and XDR customers that provides a clear visual representation of each incident – enabling security teams to quickly understand the attack, identify the initial entry point, and track its progression over time. Incidents now include richer contextual insights, such as identity-related information, along with overall quality improvements that support faster, more effective investigation and
  response. Advanced Search features enable fast and flexible investigation across security indicators and related events from multiple security perimeters.
• SET AI Advisor has been added to the ESET PROTECT console to improve usability and to simplify access to this assistant, previously included only in a dedicated ESET Inspect Incidents section.

For more information about ESET PROTECT, visit ESET’s website. To find out how these products fared in independent testing, visit MITRE and AV-Comparatives.

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