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## DSPM

[![Is AI a New Challenge for Cloud Security? Yes and No.](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GettyImages-667738864-edit-2-scaled.jpg)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/ai-security-gap-cloud-models-agents/)  
[Is AI a New Challenge for Cloud Security? Yes and No.
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AI security challenges are accelerating as models and agents reshape cloud risk. Learn where traditional controls break down and how to close the AI security gap.  
[AI Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ai-security/?ts=markdown)  
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[Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown)  
[DSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/dspm/?ts=markdown)  
[Identity Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/identity-security/?ts=markdown)  
Jan 15, 2026  
By [Sharon Farber](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/sharon-farber/?ts=markdown "Posts by Sharon Farber")

## Cloud Security

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[Application Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/application-security/?ts=markdown)

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![All Paths Lead to Your Cloud: A Mapping of Initial Access Vectors to Your AWS Environment](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-667849954-edit.jpg)  
[CIEM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ciem-2/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [DSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/dspm/?ts=markdown), [IAM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/iam-2/?ts=markdown)

## [All Paths Lead to Your Cloud: A Mapping of Initial Access Vectors to Your A...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/aws-initial-access-cloud-perimeter-security/)

Initial-access risks in AWS demand clarity. Uncover how service exposure and access-by-design flaws open cloud perimeters and learn how to secure them...  
Nov 18, 2025  
By [Golan Myers](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/golan-myers/?ts=markdown "Posts by Golan Myers") and [Ofir Balassiano](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ofir-balassiano/?ts=markdown "Posts by Ofir Balassiano")  
![AI-SPM Update: 3 New Capabilities for Model Activity, Agentic AI and Software Supply Chain Risks](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AdobeStock_230441943-edit-Op1-6-scaled.jpg)  
[AI Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/ai-security/?ts=markdown), [AI Security Posture Management](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ai-security-posture-management/?ts=markdown), [ASPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/aspm/?ts=markdown), [CIEM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ciem/?ts=markdown), [DSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/dspm/?ts=markdown)

## [AI-SPM Update: 3 New Capabilities for Model Activity, Agentic AI and Softwa...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/aispm-capabilities-enhanced-security/)

AI-SPM's new features analyze model activity to spot unused assets, enhance security for agentic AI deployments, and shift-left with software package ...  
Nov 05, 2025  
By [Sharon Farber](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/sharon-farber/?ts=markdown "Posts by Sharon Farber") and [Roni Yaari](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/roni-yaari/?ts=markdown "Posts by Roni Yaari")  
![Model Context Protocol (MCP): A Security Overview](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/MCP-security-risks-and-solutions.png)  
[AI Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/ai-security/?ts=markdown), [AI Security Posture Management](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ai-security-posture-management/?ts=markdown), [DSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/dspm/?ts=markdown)

## [Model Context Protocol (MCP): A Security Overview](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/model-context-protocol-mcp-a-security-overview/)

Model Context Protocol (MCP) introduces new AI integration risks. Learn how to manage threats like prompt injection, credential leaks, and toolchain abuse.  
Jun 06, 2025  
By [Sharon Farber](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/sharon-farber/?ts=markdown "Posts by Sharon Farber")  
![Weak Identity Governance Leads to Data Exposure — 3 Attack Paths Explained](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/access-control-data-governance-2.png)  
[CIEM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ciem-2/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Posture Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/cloud-security-posture-management/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-security/?ts=markdown), [Data Security Posture Management](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/data-security-posture-management/?ts=markdown), [DSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/dspm/?ts=markdown)

## [Weak Identity Governance Leads to Data Exposure --- 3 Attack Paths Explained](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/identity-goverance-data-exposure/)

Cloud identity security depends on more than IAM hygiene. Learn how attackers exploit data access paths---and how to stop them with unified security int...  
May 02, 2025  
By [Sharon Farber](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/sharon-farber/?ts=markdown "Posts by Sharon Farber") and [Ofir Balassiano](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ofir-balassiano/?ts=markdown "Posts by Ofir Balassiano")  
![Deploying Secure LLM and RAG Applications with Amazon Bedrock and Prisma Cloud](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AdobeStock_321371261-edit-Op2-3.jpg)  
[AI Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/ai-security/?ts=markdown), [AI Security Posture Management](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ai-security-posture-management/?ts=markdown), [CSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/cspm/?ts=markdown), [DSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/dspm/?ts=markdown)

## [Deploying Secure LLM and RAG Applications with Amazon Bedrock and Prisma Cl...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/deploy-secure-llm-rag-applications/)

Generative AI advancements enable powerful applications but introduce risks, requiring comprehensive security measures throughout the application life...  
Dec 03, 2024  
By [Sharon Farber](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/sharon-farber/?ts=markdown "Posts by Sharon Farber")  
![Securing Amazon SageMaker: Attack Surface Explained](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-667849954-edit.jpg)  
[AI Security Posture Management](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/ai-security-posture-management/?ts=markdown), [Data Security](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/data-security/?ts=markdown), [DSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/dspm/?ts=markdown)

## [Securing Amazon SageMaker: Attack Surface Explained](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/securing-amazon-sagemaker-dspm/)

Reduce your attack surface and improve your cloud and AI service security practices with a collaborative tutorial from Palo Alto Networks and Amazon SageMaker's team.  
Oct 09, 2024  
By [Ofir Balassiano](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ofir-balassiano/?ts=markdown "Posts by Ofir Balassiano") and [David Nir Orlovsky](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/david-nir-orlovsky/?ts=markdown "Posts by David Nir Orlovsky")  
![CNAPP, DSPM and DDR: A New Age in Cloud Security](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Top-Down-Pointing.jpg)  
[Announcement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/announcement/?ts=markdown), [Cloud Native Application Protection Platform](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cloud-native-application-protection-platforms/?ts=markdown), [DSPM](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/category/dspm/?ts=markdown)

## [CNAPP, DSPM and DDR: A New Age in Cloud Security](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/cloud-security/cnapp-dspm-ddr-cloud-security/)

Dig Security joins Palo Alto Networks, combining Dig's innovative DSPM with DDR data security with Prisma Cloud's industry-leading CNAPP for end-to-end protection.  
Dec 05, 2023  
By [Dan Benjamin](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/dan-benjamin/?ts=markdown "Posts by Dan Benjamin")  
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