{"id":48402,"date":"2022-09-12T14:05:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/threat-intelligence\/google-completes-acquisition-of-mandiant"},"modified":"2022-09-12T14:05:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:05:47","slug":"google-completes-acquisition-of-mandiant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/google-completes-acquisition-of-mandiant\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Completes Acquisition of Mandiant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., and RESTON, Va., Sept. 12, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/<\/strong> \u2014 Google LLC today announced the completion of its acquisition of Mandiant Inc. (NASDAQ: MNDT<\/a>),
\na recognized leader in dynamic cyberdefense, threat intelligence and
\nincident-response services. Mandiant will join Google Cloud and retain
\nthe Mandiant brand.<\/p>\n

Google and Mandiant share a long commitment to industry-leading
\nsecurity. Over the past two decades, Google has innovated to build some
\nof the most secure computing systems in the world. Google Cloud
\ncustomers and partners benefit from these pioneering security
\ncapabilities, including world-class threat intelligence, zero trust
\narchitecture, and planet-scale analytics for security operations.
\nMandiant, which is known for delivering unparalleled frontline expertise
\nand industry-leading threat intelligence, is a proven first responder
\nto the world’s largest cybersecurity incidents. Mandiant’s services,
\ndelivered by their team of security and intelligence individuals spread
\nacross 22 countries, are widely recognized for helping top enterprises
\nand organizations prepare for and react to cybersecurity incidents.<\/p>\n

With this acquisition, Google Cloud and Mandiant will deliver an
\nend-to-end security operations suite with even greater capabilities to
\nsupport customers across their cloud and on-premise environments.<\/p>\n

“The completion of this acquisition will enable us to deliver a comprehensive and best-in-class cybersecurity solution,” said Thomas Kurian,
\nCEO of Google Cloud. “We believe this acquisition creates incredible
\nvalue for our customers and the security industry at large. Together,
\nGoogle Cloud and Mandiant will help reinvent how organizations protect
\nthemselves, as well as detect and respond to threats.”<\/p>\n

Organizations today are facing cybersecurity challenges that have
\naccelerated in frequency, severity and diversity, creating a global
\nsecurity imperative. Enterprises need to be able to detect and respond
\nto malicious actors quickly, with actionable threat intelligence to
\ncontinually protect their organizations against new attacks.<\/p>\n

“Mandiant is driven by a mission to make every organization secure from cyber threats and confident in their readiness,” said Kevin Mandia,
\nCEO, Mandiant. “Combining our 18 years of threat intelligence and
\nincident response experience with Google Cloud’s security expertise
\npresents an incredible opportunity to deliver with the speed and scale
\nthat the security industry needs.”<\/p>\n

Hear from others on the impact of this acquisition:<\/p>\n