Friday, 24 March, 2023

Google buys Mandiant for $5.4B to pump up cybersecurity

<p>Google on&nbsp;Tuesday announced that it is boosting its cloud services with a $5.4B acquisition of cyber security specialist Mandiant. Following Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine, analysts expect many more purchases in the cyber security sector. As geopolitical tensions escalate, analysts and government officials predict a surge of cyberattacks from Russia and others. Mandiant, situated in Virginia, and its 5,300 workers will join Google Cloud once the deal closes.<br /> &nbsp;</p>