During the month of February, everyone was practically convinced that Microsoft would buy the cybersecurity company Mandiant . Unfortunately, talks with Mandiant didn't actually result in an offer, as Microsoft reportedly doubts that Mandiant's overall business doesn't actually fit its strategy.
This is not really surprising since in recent years, Microsoft has taken the time to acquire start-ups whose specialty is cybersecurity . According to Bloomberg News , this giant has already withdrawn from the discussions. You can believe that Google has already pulled out all the stops to buy Mandiant.
Google definitely wants to take over Mandiant
Recently, Alphabet Inc Google also revealed its intention to buy cybersecurity company Mandiant. As soon as Google made its intention known, shares of the company up for sale closed up 16% on the Nasdaq . The said company has a market capitalization of almost $4.53 billion.
Mandiant is primarily interested in cybersecurity testing and cyber incident response . To secure your online data, use the VPN via the Chrome extension with this company's offers. It once again became a standalone entity in 2021, when the company that bought it (FireEye) in 2013 sold the product business as well as its name for 1.2 billion.
This sale was made to a consortium led by the private equity company Symphony Technologie . It should be noted that on March 8, 2022, Alphabet Inc Google made official the acquisition of Mandiant for the astronomical sum of $5.4 billion . The company announced that the American company would join Google Cloud . Until this becomes effective, here are the reasons which pushed Google to set its sights on Mandiant.
The reasons that led Google to be interested in Mandiant
This acquisition that Google has made official is the second largest. Remember that in 2012 he bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion . This allowed him to have his own cell phone manufacturer. Today, almost everything happens on the internet. Google is in a strategic position in this world since it is the most used search engine currently.
It offers numerous services to businesses and on the one hand is responsible for ensuring their security on all levels. He himself recognizes that these firms are constantly threatened by cybercriminals. For example, the Google Cloud brings the company almost $19 billion per year and also loses a lot of money due to a certain failure in cybersecurity.
It is therefore urgent to strengthen security so that people and each other's tangible and intangible IT assets are well protected. This is why Google scrambled to acquire Mandiant. This is one of the most successful cybersecurity groups created in 2004. Its objective is to fight against cyberattacks and at the same time protect its clients against various threats. And, she has managed her role well so far. For example, she recently helped reveal the Solarwinds global scandal.
What will Mandiant bring to Alphabet Inc Google?
By purchasing Mandiant, Google will be able to benefit from its expertise. This will allow it to improve the offerings and services of its cloud division . Indeed, it is now possible for this modern technology giant to strengthen the security capabilities of Google Cloud. Cloud Computing activity will be greatly stimulated. It will now be able to provide real information instantly on threats to better ensure the protection of these customers, an increasing number of whom are purchasing Google cloud services. In addition to this, Google will now be able to provide:
- incident response and security advice;
- incident management products to the most important organizations on this planet.
As you will have understood, it will be easier for the Mountain View firm to detect and respond to threats more quickly. It must be said that this was all part of Mandiant's activities. That said, after the acquisition, Mandiant will complement Google Cloud's existing strengths in the security space.
His services would become virtually unassailable. There will be fewer losses. It will increasingly gain the trust of users and its turnover will be able to increase even more. With this acquisition, Google will further help its customers address their security challenges . The other thing that needs to be highlighted is that Google can now compete with Microsoft Azure in the Cloud Computing space.
