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class=\"single-article__header-content\" readability=\"33.802325581395\">\n<p> Wiz co-founder Asaaf Rappaport said the company will remain focused on protecting a wide range of cloud services. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/83895\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"602\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/google-acquires-wiz-for-32-billion.png?resize=602%2C338&ssl=1\" 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(Wiz) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"31.822442748092\"><body readability=\"64.135915235659\"><\/p>\n<p>Google <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/inside-google\/company-announcements\/google-agreement-acquire-wiz\/\">announced<\/a> Tuesday it will acquire cloud security firm Wiz for $32 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The move pairs Google \u2014 among the world\u2019s largest cloud service providers \u2014 with one of the most promising cloud security startups. The purchase comes less than a year after Wiz rejected a previous $23 billion bid from Google, with executives saying at the time that they hoped to take the company public.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/blog\/products\/identity-security\/google-announces-agreement-acquire-Wiz\">In a blog<\/a>, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said the addition of Wiz would help address the \u201ccomplex management challenges\u201d that many organizations are seeing as they digitize their business and shift to multicloud or hybrid IT environments. Top-flight cloud security capabilities will also be needed as artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies introduce potentially new security considerations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrganizations with modern IT environments need a cybersecurity solution that spans multiple clouds,\u201d the blog reads, \u201cas well as hybrid and on-premises environments; that can protect against threats to and from AI models; that can use AI to extend defenses; and that can fully integrate software development and operations into the security portfolio.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Google has already made significant investments in security \u2014 most notably through its Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/mandiant-google-sale\/\">acquisition of Mandiant in 2022<\/a> \u2014 Kurian said Wiz offers considerably different security benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWiz\u2019s solution rapidly scans the customer\u2019s environment, constructing a comprehensive graph of code, cloud resources, services, and applications \u2014 along with the connections between them,\u201d Kurian <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/blog\/products\/identity-security\/google-announces-agreement-acquire-Wiz\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cIt identifies potential attack paths, prioritizes the most critical risks based on their impact, and empowers enterprise developers to secure applications before deployment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kurian said the company plans to integrate Wiz\u2019s services into a number of Google services, including its threat intelligence, complimentary threat research with Mandiant and a unified security platform.<\/p>\n<p>Both Kurian and Wiz co-founder Asaaf Rappaport emphasized that while Wiz will now be owned by Google, the company\u2019s expertise across a broad range of cloud environments was a key part of its security value.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe both also believe Wiz needs to remain a multicloud platform, so that across any cloud, we will continue to be a leading platform. We will still work closely with our great partners at AWS, Azure, Oracle, and across the entire industry,\u201d Rappaport <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiz.io\/blog\/wiz-joining-google\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last year, Wiz <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/05\/07\/wiz-raises-1b-at-12b-valuation-expanding-through-acquisitions\/\">raised a round of funding<\/a> that valued the company at $12 billion. <\/p>\n<p>The acquisition, when closed, will be the largest in Google\u2019s history, surpassing the $12.5 billion the company paid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/google-acquires-motorola-mobility-152530155.html\">acquire Motorola Mobility in 2012<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.6499068901304\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/google-acquires-wiz-for-32-billion.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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