Google sees off Microsoft to acquire Mandiant for $5.4bn

Cybersecurity firm will be used to bolster Google Cloud’s existing security capabilities

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Google sees off Microsoft to acquire Mandiant for $5.4bn

Google has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire cybersecurity vendor Mandiant for $5.4bn, seeing off competition from Microsoft. California-based Mandiant provides threat intelligence ...

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