Google beefs up internet security with Siemplify buyout

The Google name is displayed outside the company’s office in London, Britain November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Jan 4 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc-owned (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday it has acquired Israeli cybersecurity startup Siemplify, at a time when there has been a significant rise in cyber attacks and data breaches.

Since the pandemic started in 2020, Google’s revenue from the cloud business nearly doubled to around $5…