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AI SecurityEmerging1 sourceAug 5, 2026 · 16:30via Microsoft Security Blog

​​Microsoft named a Leader in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)

Brief

As organizations adopt AI, they must secure both cloud and AI environments through a unified security control plane as their attack surface expands.

Because modern applications and AI workloads are built and run in the cloud, security teams must understand which exposures matter most, prioritize what can truly be exploited, and reduce risk across cloud infrastructure, applications, identities, data, and AI systems in one place.

Modern IT estates now span multiple clouds and on-premises systems, with architectures built on containers, Kubernetes, serverless functions, microservices, APIs, and AI-powered workloads. This increases both the volume and the interconnectedness of security signals.

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