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Google’s acquisition of Wiz highlights ‘critical role’ of cloud-native orgs in security

Cybersecurity

Google’s acquisition of Wiz highlights ‘critical role’ of cloud-native orgs in security

March 26, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., and NEW YORK — Google’s recently announced plans to acquire Wiz Inc., a cloud-security platform, will reshape the broader security ecosystem, according to an industry source. Parent company Alphabet’s expensive gamble – the deal will cost a reported $32 billion, its most expensive to date – reflects its high hopes for the combination of Google Cloud and Wiz and its approach to an AI-fueled security services market.  “Alphabet's...

Alphabet, Bastiaan Janmaat, Cloud security, Google Cloud, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wiz


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Monitoring Matters

Elemenopee

March 19, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor

Alphabet made its largest acquisition yet with a $32 billion deal to buy Wiz, formerly the world’s largest cybersecurity unicorn and now the upcoming face of Google’s cybersecurity ambitions. Alternate blog titles: G-Wiz, or Alphabet, sup? No time to workshop that one I’m afraid as I’m all business to discuss what is likely the biggest news ever for cloud security, or so far at least. Last time we discussed Wiz on this blog, a little more than a year ago, I talked...

Alphabet, Cloud security, Cybersecurity, Google, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wiz


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The Wiz-ard

April 24, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor

Stop me if you’ve never heard of it, but "The Wizard" is a quintessential movie for the millennial who loved and grew up with video games. Just like Jimmy Woods in his quest to win a video game tournament, there’s another Wiz on its way to California, only they’re more interested in buying up Lacework. That’s the news that I’ve had my eye on for the past week anyway as the cloud security unicorn startup looks to buy up their rival to the tune of $150-200...

Assaf Rappaport, Cloud security, Lacework, SentinelOne, Wiz


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SentinelOne ends partnership with Wiz after bid consideration

Cybersecurity

SentinelOne ends partnership with Wiz after bid consideration

August 31, 2023SSN Staff

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Cybersecurity company SentinelOne ended its partnership with Israeli startup Wiz only a week after the company was considering a bid. On Aug. 25, cybersecurity startup Wiz said that it was considering a bid for troubled cybersecurity company SentinelOne. Insiders familiar with the situation told reporters at Reuters that the company was exploring options that could include a sale. A little less than a week later, however, SentinelOne has put the brakes on that...

Adallom, Assaf Rappaport, Cloud security, Cybersecurity, SentinelOne, Tomer Weingarten, Wiz


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