Menlo Security Wins Second Consecutive Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year Award
Mountain View, Calif., — April 21, 2026 — Menlo Security, the leader in human and agentic Browser Security, today announced that it has received the 2026 Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year Award in the Data Protection category. This marks the second consecutive year Menlo Security has been recognized for its excellence within the Google Cloud ecosystem, following its 2025 win in the Application Security category.
This year’s recognition spotlights the significant market impact of Menlo HEAT Shield AI. By integrating directly with Google Cloud’s Vertex AI and Gemini models, Menlo has delivered a real-time, proactive data protection solution designed to stop zero-hour phishing, evasive ransomware, and web exploits before they can compromise the endpoint or access sensitive corporate data.
“The Google Cloud Partner Awards honor the strategic innovation and measurable value our partners bring to customers,” said Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem and Channels, Google Cloud. “We are proud to name Menlo Security a 2026 Google Cloud Partner Award winner, celebrating their role in driving customer success over the last year.”
Traditional detect-and-respond tools—including legacy AV, EDR, and firewalls—are increasingly insufficient against today's threats. Because these tools rely on outdated IOCs, such as IPs and domains, or easily manipulated heuristics including domain age and reputation, they often fail to see browser-based traffic until it is too late. Menlo HEAT Shield AI offers proactive defense by leveraging AI-powered, on-click inspection and leading computer vision technology to dynamically analyze web content. It is protecting users from never-before-seen social engineering and brand impersonation attacks that target users in the browser.
"Winning an award for the second year in a row validates our mission to move the industry beyond detection and towards unparalleled prevention," said Bill Robbins, CEO of Menlo Security. "By integrating Google Cloud's Gemini models with Menlo HEAT Shield AI, we've created a proactive defense that doesn't just see threats, it stops them. Our deep engagement with the Google Cloud team ensures that as threat actors weaponize AI, our customers' data remains protected by the most advanced AI-driven defense on the market."
By choosing Menlo Security and Google Cloud, organizations no longer have to compromise between robust security and user productivity. The partnership ensures that both the human and agentic workforce can thrive in a secure digital environment, protected by the browser they already know.
Learn more about the Menlo Security and Google Cloud partnership here.
About Menlo Security
Menlo Security is the pioneer of the Browser Security Platform, the industry’s first infrastructure designed to govern a hybrid workforce of humans and autonomous AI agents. By centering the browser as the new enterprise operating system, Menlo provides a "Guardian Runtime" that resolves the unique risks created when AI agents operate at machine-speed without human skepticism. The Menlo platform enables the agentic enterprise to scale AI with confidence, providing universal connectivity to legacy data and unified zero-day threat prevention across every session. Trusted by over 1,000 global enterprises—including eight of the ten largest financial institutions and major government agencies—Menlo protects over 8 million users and millions of simultaneous AI agent sessions. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, and backed by investors including JPMorgan Chase, American Express Ventures, and Vista Equity Partners, Menlo is securing the browser for the agentic age. Learn more at www.menlosecurity.com.
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