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Executive Insight: What I Tell Every AI Startup That Asks Me About Security & Audit Readiness

A recent attack against Microsoft Entra ID demonstrated how incomplete Conditional Access coverage allowed Azure CLI sign-ins to bypass expected MFA protections.

As AI agents become trusted participants in cloud operations, governance must scale alongside automation. Learn why continuous AI infrastructure governance is essential for secure, compliant deployment.

As AI systems move from experimentation into production, the way infrastructure is deployed and governed is fundamentally changing. Traditional cloud security models were built around human-operated environments where infrastructure changes happened relatively slowly and predictably. Agentic AI changes that dynamic entirely.

Agentic AI is advancing at breakneck speed, with daily breakthroughs reshaping what’s possible. One recent one being Clawdbot, or OpenClaw. Clawdbot is like a guest who might overstay their welcome. You can invite it even if you know it, but it might not always do what you expect. That said, Clawdbot is an AI that basically controls your whole system and can perform operations such as reading your inbox, sending emails, checking in for your flights, sending text messages, and

Imagine starting a new job as an IT administrator. You’re tasked with inventorying and tracking your company’s AI assets. You diligently review documentation, speak with engineers, and compile what seems to be a complete inventory. But on presentation day, something feels off. Unknown AI API calls have occurred, and the cost dashboard shows numbers that don’t align with your report. Clearly, there’s more going on than meets the eye. This lack of visibility into existing AI

Security leaders are moving as fast as their budgets and practical organizational considerations allow them to embrace security principles like “secure-by-design”, “zero trust,” and “defense in depth” to strengthen cybersecurity and resilience. Yogesh Badwe, CSO at Druva

Enterprise cloud infrastructure security doesn’t happen casually. It’s only achieved as a deliberate, engineered outcome. As Gopal Padinjaruveetil — VP & CISO of the Auto Club Group of a 122-year-old American Automobile Association (AAA) — says, it’s “secure by design, not by chance.”

In a recent panel Beyond Ransomeware: Safeguarding Identity, Cloud and Data, organized by our Partner Cowbell Insurance, Founder & CEO, Yogita Parulekar explains "Cloud is an engine for your innovations. But only when configured securely from the beginning, well architected and cost optimized. Here are some specific recommendations to start with:

Security teams know very well that cloud technologies are fundamentally different. The traditional perimeter has disappeared. Any service, if misconfigured or compromised, can end up publicly exposed and discovered by automated bots scanning the internet.

In this month’s episode of CISO Stories, we dive deep into cloud security with cybersecurity veteran and cloud innovator Yogi Parulekar, founder of InviGrid. Against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions and tightening budgets, we explore how organizations can move from reactive security to proactive resilience. Yogi introduces the concept of “diagram to cloud” as a smarter, more efficient alternative to traditional “shift left” approaches, emphasizing secure-by-design p

With deep expertise in governance, infrastructure, and crisis response, Yogita discusses how the landscape of cyber threats has evolved dramatically, moving from relatively isolated risks to complex, interconnected threats fueled by AI, deepfakes, disinformation, and geopolitical uncertainty.

Strengthening the Security Framework with Robust Cloud Security Strategies: Insights from Yogita Parulekar, Chief Executive Officer at InviGrid

Yogita has more than two decades of experience in technology risk and cybersecurity. She has been head of security & IT, and a cybersecurity leader at an AI, a healthtech, and a fraud risk tech company, as well as Oracle and EY. She is a recognized thought leader in the security governance space and an evangelist for security & privacy-by-design principles that ensure systems are built in a way that wins the trust and confidence of their potential customers. She has been reco

Becky Wanta, ex CIO and CTO of MGM, BestBuy, PepsiCo and WellsFargo, deep dives into the role of the CIO in driving innovation and partnering with business to move the organization forward. Hear her highlight the need for strong fundamentals around process, and security to manage risk and support business strategy and innovation. That is what excites her about the Invi Grid platform and we are pumped with her enthusiasm and support

The security community has been very focused on assessing, identifying risks, threats, vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and the tools at their disposal have been growing and providing amazing and clearer insights and visibility into the risks, attack surface, and potential exposure and current attacks.

In the latest episode of the Hub Scale's Podcast, David Loader sat down with our Founder & CEO, Yogita Parulekar to discuss important concepts of 'Secure by design in the Cloud' and Zero Trust. Listen in to Yogita breaking down what secure by design means for the cloud, how does it compare with zero trust and what are some practical ways in which zero trust can be incorporated as you secure your cloud the right way, by design, day zero and beyond as you scale and grow.

Cloud compliance involves the alignment of cloud-hosted services and data with a robust framework of guidelines, laws, standards, and regula

Picture this scenario: you hand your 2-year-old a piece of paper and a yellow crayon. The paper has a large empty circle printed on it. You tell your kid to color inside the circle and then you leave the room. When you return after the task is completed, you see that the circle is colored, but some strokes have spilled outside the circle in many places.

When you are building a house, you know how important it is to have a solid foundation. After all, it is essential for the stability and longevity of the entire physical structure. Similarly, having a solid foundation is critical for software and the infrastructure it is deployed on.