Google Cloud is launching Google Cloud Fraud Defense at Google Cloud Next '26, positioning it as the next evolution of reCAPTCHA. The platform is designed to handle security in the emerging agentic web, where autonomous AI agents perform complex transactions. Key new capabilities include an agentic activity measurement dashboard, a policy engine for controlling agent and human traffic based on risk scores and identity, and a new QR code-based AI-resistant challenge to prove human presence. Existing reCAPTCHA customers are automatically migrated with no action required. The platform claims to protect 50% of Fortune 100 companies and over 14 million domains, and reports a 51% average reduction in account takeover.
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