TBR Blog Google Recognizes Critical Role of Security, and Its Standing in the Cloud Market, in Acquisition of Wiz

With the business environment changing and cybersecurity perhaps more relevant than ever, Google saw an opportunity to repursue the Wiz acquisition, and a $32 billion offer, marking a major uptick in valuation, was simply too good for Wiz to ignore. Should the deal close in 2026 as expected, Wiz - with roughly 1,800 employees and ties to half the Fortune 500 - will join the Google Cloud division, offering synergies with Mandiant, an added layer of protection for the Google Security Operations platform, and the potential to help Google Cloud formalize cybersecurity as an agentic AI use case.The post Google Recognizes Critical Role of Security, and Its Standing in the Cloud Market, in Acquisition of Wiz appeared first on TBR.