Google LLC recently announced that it has acquired Mandiant, Inc., a recognised leader in proactive cyber protection, threat intelligence, and incident response services. Mandiant will be joining Google Cloud while retaining the Mandiant brand.
About Mandiant
Mandiant has been a valued partner to security-conscious enterprises since 2004. It’s strategy assists organizations in developing highly effective and efficient cyber security strategies, as well as instilling confidence in their ability to protect against and respond to cyber attacks.
“The completion of this acquisition will enable us to deliver a comprehensive and best-in-class cybersecurity solution,” said Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud. “We believe this acquisition creates incredible value for our customers and the security industry at large. Together, Google Cloud and Mandiant will help reinvent how organizations protect themselves, as well as detect and respond to threats.”
Organizations are being confronted with cybersecurity threats that have increased in frequency, intensity, and variety, resulting in an international security necessity. Enterprises must be able to identify and respond to hostile actors rapidly, using actionable threat intelligence, in order to keep their companies safe from new threats.
“Mandiant is driven by a mission to make every organization secure from cyber threats and confident in their readiness,” said Kevin Mandia, CEO, Mandiant. “Combining our 18 years of threat intelligence and incident response experience with Google Cloud’s security expertise presents an incredible opportunity to deliver with the speed and scale that the security industry needs.”
Both the organization’s have a long history of providing industry-leading security. Google has worked to create some of the world’s finest secured computer systems during the last two decades. Mandiant is a renowned first responder to the world’s major cybersecurity incidents, with a reputation for providing exceptional frontline experience and industry-leading threat intelligence.
With this acquisition, the companies will be able to provide a dedicated end-to-end security operations suite with even more features to serve clients across their cloud and on-premise environments.
For more details, interested people can check the Google Cloud blog.
