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Proactive Cyber Defense for Governments and Enterprises

Google, Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026

Google launches Fairwind, a limited-access program giving governments and trusted partners its cyber defense tools.

Google launched the Fairwind Program, a limited access program that gives governments and trusted partners its most advanced cyber defense capabilities.

The company frames it as a response to a dilemma facing defenders: adopting enormous frontier models to gain AI-assisted defense has been impractical for many organizations. Fairwind is gated rather than generally available, with access limited to vetted government and enterprise participants.

The announcement comes from Google's VP of Security and Privacy alongside the Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber release.

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