By Sean Mitchell
Publication Date: 2026-11-08 21:15:00
Google Cloud has introduced new security products and updates for organisations using autonomous AI agents. The changes include updates to CodeMender, new identity controls for agents and closer integration with Wiz.
The rollout focuses on three areas: securing software development, tightening controls around production workloads, and linking threat detection and response more closely across Google’s security products and Wiz’s platform.
One of the main additions is CodeMender, Google Cloud’s code security agent, which remains in preview. It is designed to help organisations find and fix software vulnerabilities more quickly by validating flaws and generating tested patches before attackers can exploit them.
CodeMender now supports isolated verification and exploit simulation in either an operating system sandbox or a virtual machine, alongside human checks for local write and command execution. Google has also added more granular scanning options, allowing…
