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Coverage dated March 7, 2022

Beefing up its cybersecurity, Google buys Mandiant for $5.4B

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Google is fortifying its cloud services with a $5.4 billion acquisition of cyber security firm Mandiant, the companies announced Tuesday. Google, a subsidiary of Mountain View, California-based Alphabet Inc., will

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  1. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Google to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Google agreed to acquire cybersecurity company Mandiant Inc. for $5.4 billion, its second-biggest deal ever.

  2. CNN

    Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion (opens CNN)

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    Google on Tuesday announced it has agreed to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant for around $5.4 billion, one of the largest acquisitions in the tech giant's history and a big bet that helping companies better address cyber threats can bolster its cloud computing business.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Beefing up its cybersecurity, Google buys Mandiant for $5.4B (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Google is fortifying its cloud services with a $5.4 billion acquisition of cyber security firm Mandiant, the companies announced Tuesday. Google, a subsidiary of Mountain View, California-based Alphabet Inc., will

  4. New York Times

    Google is buying Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm, for $5.4 billion. (opens New York Times)

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    The deal is intended to help Google differentiate its cloud business from that of its rivals, Amazon and Microsoft.

  5. NBC News

    Google to acquire cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion (opens NBC News)

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    Cybersecurity stocks have, at times, been resilient in the current market as most stocks see a heavy sell-off amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

  6. Washington Times

    Google to acquire cybersecurity firm Mandiant for estimated $5.4 billion (opens Washington Times)

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    A proposed multibillion-dollar transaction by Google announced on Tuesday is the latest indication that America’s largest technology companies’ growth plans are not deterred by antitrust scrutiny.

  7. Winchester Star

    Beefing up security, Google buys Mandiant for $5.4 billion (opens Winchester Star)

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    SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Google is fortifying its cloud services with a $5.4 billion acquisition of the cyber security firm Mandiant, the companies announced Tuesday.

  8. Digital Journal

    Google to spend $5.4 bn on cybersecurity firm Mandiant (opens Digital Journal)

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    Google announced Tuesday a deal to acquire the cybersecurity firm Mandiant for about $5.4 billion, one of the tech giant's biggest purchases ever as it

  9. Geek Wire

    Google Cloud’s $5.4B Mandiant deal accelerates cybersecurity race with Microsoft and Amazon (opens Geek Wire)

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    Google's agreement to buy cybersecurity company Mandiant for $5.4 billion, announced Tuesday morning, reflects a broader effort by the major cloud providers to give businesses better defenses against…

  10. Forbes

    Google’s $5.4 Billion Acquisition Of Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant Comes As Tech Leaders Brace For Escalating Digital Threats (opens Forbes)

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    The all-cash transaction, slated to close later this year, will see Mandiant join Google’s growing cloud business.

  11. Engadget

    Google is buying cybersecurity company Mandiant for $5.4 billion (opens Engadget)

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    Mandiant is the company the banks and phone companies call when they get hacked.

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