According to SC Media, financial institutes in the cloud need to upgrade their security. 

Financial institutions and their service providers have been increasingly embracing cloud platforms for many years — but with cybercriminals becoming more aggressive and wily in their intrusion efforts, the industry needs to up its risk mitigation game.

Amazon is letting in third party hardware, reports the Register. 

Amazon Web Services has allowed a third-party hardware offering into its universe, with a Lenovo server dedicated to video analytics scoring the gig.

According to the Register, Google plans to beat out cloud competitors by offering better cybersecurity.

Google's quest to steal cloud customers from rivals Amazon and Microsoft will be won – or lost – based on its strength as a cybersecurity provider.