Last year, the escalating concerns about Chinese threat actors breaching U.S. organizations reached a crescendo as federal authorities issued increasingly urgent advisories about China’s “Typhoon” groups infiltrating U.S. networks, pressing organizations to take immediate action. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned that these groups were engaged…
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Tariff turmoil may have killed the tech M&A market’s comeback
The tech market doesn’t need to be soaring up and to the right to foster healthy M&A activity. Deals can get done even in down markets. But can M&A thrive in an uncertain market? That’s a harder question. The venture market soured in 2022 as fundraising and exits largely dried up. Since then, venture investors…
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Week in Review: Google buys Wiz
Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of stories to share from this week, like the greatest hits from Nvidia GTC; the NASA astronauts finally came home; Rippling’s lawsuit; and Google bought Wiz. Let’s get to it! Google finally does it: Google made its biggest acquisition in its history this week when it…
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Google Acquires Startup Wiz for $32B to Make ‘Cybersecurity More Accessible And Simpler’
Google’s agreement to buy cloud security startup Wiz will face antitrust scrutiny amid Alphabet’s ongoing legal battles.
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Here’s why Google pitched its $32B Wiz acquisition as ‘multicloud’
Tuesday’s big news that Google is acquiring security startup Wiz for a record-breaking $32 billion comes with a very big qualifier. Google says it will position Wiz as a “multicloud” offering, meaning Wiz will not be a Google-only shop. The reality is that Google had no choice but to do this, and a closer look…
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Google acquires Wiz for $32 billion
Google announced Tuesday it will acquire cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion. The move pairs Google — among the world’s largest cloud service providers — with one of the most promising cloud security startups. The purchase comes less than a year after Wiz rejected a previous $23 billion bid from Google, with executives saying…
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Google Agrees to Acquire Wiz in $30B Deal
Google today revealed it has acquired Wiz, a provider of a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) for $32 billion cash after initially being rebuffed last year. The post Google Agrees to Acquire Wiz in $30B Deal appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Google is buying Wiz for $32B to beef up in cloud security, sources say
Google is making the biggest acquisition in its history. The company’s parent company Alphabet is acquiring Wiz, the cloud security startup, for $32 billion, our sources say. The deal will still need regulatory and other approvals before closing. From what we can see, Google and Wiz have yet to confirm anything official. Other outlets are…
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Google revives talks to acquire Wiz at higher valuation
Google’s parent company Alphabet is again in advanced talks to acquire cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, a person familiar with the deal told TechCrunch. The two companies were close to securing a deal at a $23 billion valuation last summer, but the transaction failed to materialize. This time, the price being discussed is higher, the person…
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Check Point, Wiz Partner on Enterprise Cloud Security
Check Point Software Technologies and cloud security provider Wiz are teaming up to enhance cloud security for enterprises by integrating cloud network protection with Cloud Native Application Protection (CNAPP). The post Check Point, Wiz Partner on Enterprise Cloud Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Wiz researchers find sensitive DeepSeek data exposed to internet
A security issue at Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek exposed over a million lines of sensitive internal data, including user chat histories, API secrets, and backend operational details, according to research published Wednesday by cloud security firm Wiz. The exposure, discovered earlier this month, stemmed from a publicly accessible ClickHouse database linked to DeepSeek’s systems.…
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CrowdStrike vs Wiz: Which Offers Better Cloud Security and Value?
Compare CrowdStrike and Wiz on cloud security, features, pricing, and performance to find the best cybersecurity solution for your business needs.