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Wiz: Google in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity startup

Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Google is in advanced talks to buy Wiz, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. New York CNN  —  Google owner Alphabet is in advanced discussions to buy fast-growing cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN. A takeover of Wiz, …

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Google Nears $23 Billion Purchase Of Wiz: Reports

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is closing in on a $23 billion acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz – its largest purchase ever, according to published reports. The mega-deal, first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, is in advanced talks and could be announced soon, according to people familiar with the matter. The 4-year-old Wiz, which …

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Google reportedly in talks to buy infosec outfit Wiz for $23 billion • The Register

Ask any techie to name who leads the market for OSes, databases, networks or ERP and the answers are clear: Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, and SAP. Security? That’s a tougher question. But Google appears to be attempting a play for the crown, as it is reportedly poised to acquire infosec upstart Wiz. Wiz was founded in …

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Google Reportedly Eyeing $23 Billion Purchase of Wiz

Google is reportedly in talks to purchase cybersecurity startup Wiz for about $23 billion. That’s according to a Sunday (July 14) report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which pointed out that this would be Google’s largest-ever acquisition.  The tech giant is in advanced talks with Wiz and a deal could come soon, the report …

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Google near deal to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion

Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:), the parent company of Google, is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for about $23 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. If the deal is finalized, it will be the company’s largest ever acquisition. The news comes days after reports surfaced …

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Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz to be acquired by Google

Google is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $23 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday. The report noted that the deal would be made with Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and would be the largest acquisition in its history. It also noted that the deal could materialize …

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From Waze to Wiz: Google writing new chapter in Israeli tech history

In June 2013, Google wrote a chapter in Israeli economic history when it purchased Waze for $1.1 billion, thereby creating the first domestic unicorn. In retrospect, the purchase was also among the causes of the big tech boom that carried the Israeli high-tech industry, and the economy as a whole, over the last decade. Now, …

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Exclusive | Google Near $23 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Startup Wiz – The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive | Google Near $23 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Startup Wiz  The Wall Street Journal Google reportedly in advanced talks to acquire cyber startup Wiz for $23 billion, its largest-ever deal  CNBC Google reportedly in talks to acquire cloud security company Wiz for $23B  TechCrunch Google in negotiations to acquire Wiz in $23 billion deal  CTech Google is said …

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