Wiz calls for heightened AI security in cloud services

The quick adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is intensifying cloud security risks, making it vital for businesses to have strategies to protect AI in the cloud, says an Israeli cybersecurity firm.

- SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK

"AI is fast becoming a major challenge for many organisations, with its use accelerating significantly," Charles Kennaway, a major account executive for Southeast Asia at Wiz Inc, an Israeli-American cloud security firm, told the first Thailand-Israel Cybersecurity Workshop in Bangkok held recently by the Israeli Embassy.

Cloud-based managed AI services, such as Amazon SageMaker, Azure AI, and GCP Vertex AI, are found in more than 70% of all cloud environments, indicating an incredibly fast adoption rate.

This rapid surge in AI adoption mirrors the early days of cloud computing, creating self-hosted AI services or tools.

"New players like DeepSeek have seen explosive growth due to cost-effectiveness and rapid innovation, but this 'AI gold rush' underscores that innovation should not compromise security," he said.