Speed is King: How Google’s $32B Wiz play rewrites DevOps security rules

The real story behind Google acquiring Wiz is how the need for speed and better cloud security dominates every enterprise’s devops cycles.Read More
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Google to acquire cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion after deal fell apart last year
Google signed a "definitive agreement" to acquire Wiz for $32 billion in an all-cash dealCNBC - 2d -
What Google's big Wiz cloud security deal means for Alphabet and our 2 cyber stocks
Google just announced its largest deal ever, with major implications for the competitiveness of its cloud business and the overall cybersecurity industry.CNBC - 2d -
Google plans to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for $32 billion. Here’s why the startup is so valuable.
Wiz was founded only five years ago but offers an increasingly important cloud-security service as cyber risks grow.MarketWatch - 2d -
Google-Wiz deal is 'litmus test' for Trump administration's handling of Big Tech
After Google agreed to buy security software vendor Wiz for $32 billion on Tuesday, the Trump administration will get an early chance to weigh in on Big Tech.CNBC - 2d -
Alphabet to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion
Google owner Alphabet has agreed to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billionABC News - 2d -
Google parent Alphabet to buy Wiz cybersecurity firm for $32 billion
The agreement comes after the cybersecurity startup rejected Google owner's original $23 billion proposal last July.CBS News - 2d -
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Google’s parent to buy cybersecurity group Wiz in its biggest ever deal
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Visa’s AI edge: How RAG-as-a-service and deep learning are strengthening security and speeding up data retrieval
Visa has reduced data retrieval from hours to mere minutes and blocked $40 billion in fraud thanks to gen AI tools.VentureBeat - 3d
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