Netskope inks Google Cloud deal

Netskope has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud, introducing a new solution that uses Netskope One AI Guardrails to enable enterprise deployment of high-performance generative AI and autonomous agentic workflows at scale on Google Cloud.

By using Google Cloud Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), Netskope claims to align with some of the industry’s most cost-efficient and high-throughput inference infrastructure.

With this solution, safety checks can happen quickly on optimised TPU instances and by processing in-line with the model's native speed, Netskope can offer very low latency, without compromising performance. 

Utilising Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform to perform real-time moderation allows Netskope One AI Guardrails to leverage the same specialised accelerator architecture that supports Google Cloud’s AI services.

Netskope One's capabilities also secure autonomous agents, helping to ensure that when an agent calls a tool, interacts with an MCP server, or executes an autonomous task, every step is verified against enterprise policy in real time.

The solution detects and breaks unintended recursive loops or malicious "ghost" commands that can lead to resource exhaustion or unauthorised system modifications on Google Cloud, as well as enforcing real-time safety checks for categories such as hate speech and discrimination, criminal activity, suicide and self-harm, piracy and copyright, and requests for sensitive data.

The solution from Netskope is deployed directly within a customer's Google Cloud instance, helping to ensure that sensitive prompts and responses are scanned locally, and that data doesn’t leave the governed tenant.

“As a global leader in AI-ready security and networking, Netskope provides critical capabilities required for the safe, high-performance adoption of modern AI workflows,” said Sanjay Beri, CEO and co-founder of Netskope.

“We are proud to collaborate with Google Cloud to help ensure that customers can confidently pursue their AI goals."

“Netskope One AI Guardrails works with Vertex AI and TPUs to enable the secure deployment of both generative AI and autonomous agents," said Google’s director of security and identity partnerships, Vineet Bhan.

"Together, we are helping organisations build the future of their business on a foundation of trust.”