Spain is already a prime cybersecurity and cloud market for Google, which has just teamed up with BBVA to predict cyberattacks on the bank

Spain is already a prime cybersecurity and cloud market for Google, which has just teamed up with BBVA to predict cyberattacks on the bank

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The potential for cybersecurity in Spain is huge, and Google is aware of it.

The search engine multinational announced a few weeks ago that it would open a cybersecurity center of excellence in Malaga, precisely where Bernardo Quintero, the founder of VirusTotal, a startup that was acquired by the technology company in 2012, is located.

Now, Google has just announced an alliance with BBVA to develop AI models capable of predicting cyberattacks on the financial institution's infrastructure. BBVA thus becomes the first bank in Spain to rely on Google's cloud services. "The first in Europe," says Cristina Pitarch, Sales Director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa for Chronicle, one of Google Cloud's cybersecurity products.

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The deal, which was just made public, aims to "transform the bank's security strategy" by optimizing its security infrastructure. Chronicle is Google Cloud's security analytics platform,