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Mandiant has attracted a second suitor, with Google joining public cloud rival Microsoft in attempting to buy the threat intelligence and incident response superstar. The move by Mountain View, Calif.-based search giant Google comes as some of its employees have privately discussed the need for more security firepower to compete with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, The Information reported. Bids for Mandiant were due at the end of February, and the value of a potential deal… Source link

Shares of cybersecurity firm Mandiant closed up 16% Monday after The Information reported Google is interested in acquiring the company. Mandiant, which has a market cap around $5.25 billion, was previously under the FireEye umbrella before that brand was sold. FireEye was credited with helping Microsoft discover the SolarWinds hack that attacked government systems last year. The Information said Google is interested in acquiring Mandiant to boost its cloud security in an effort to better… Source link