Google's Potential $23B Wiz Acquisition Set To Enhance Cloud Security
Google's Potential $23B Wiz Acquisition Set To Enhance Cloud Security
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is in advanced talks to acquire cloud security firm Wiz in a deal potentially worth up to $23 billion, an acquisition that would significantly enhance Google's cloud security capabilities, helping it compete with major rivals such as Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT).
Alphabet公司（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOG）（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOGL）正在高級談判中以最高可以達到230億美元的價格收購雲安全公司Wiz。此次收購將有助於谷歌顯著增強其雲安全能力，幫助其競爭亞馬遜公司（納斯達克股票代碼：AMZN）和微軟公司（納斯達克股票代碼：MSFT）等主要競爭對手。
The deal would also mark Google's most expensive acquisition to date.
如果成功，收購Wiz將爲谷歌提供設計用於保護大型組織免受勒索軟件攻擊的高級網絡安全工具，據路透社報道。這將是谷歌截至目前最昂貴的併購案。
If successful, the acquisition of Wiz will provide Google with advanced cybersecurity tools designed to protect large organizations from ransomware attacks, reported Reuters.
Wiz的服務包括綜合的基礎設施和軟件掃描工具，可讓客戶清楚地看到潛在的威脅。MalwareBytes的高級情報分析師Jerome Seguera告訴路透社。
Wiz's offerings include comprehensive infrastructure and software scanning tools that give customers clear visibility into potential threats, senior intelligence analyst at MalwareBytes, Jerome Seguera, told Reuters.
Google一直在穩步擴大其網絡安全產品組合，在兩年前以54億美元收購了網絡安全公司Mandiant。
Google has been steadily expanding its cybersecurity portfolio, having acquired the cyber firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion two years ago.
Surefire Cyber的首席技術官Marc Bleicher指出，谷歌正在定位自己以更好地與微軟和亞馬遜網絡服務公司在雲安全市場上競爭。Wiz成立於2020年，迅速成爲雲安全領域的關鍵參與者，特別是在疫情期間遠程辦公方式的流行使其地位更加穩固。
Marc Bleicher, CTO of Surefire Cyber, noted that Google is positioning itself to better compete with Microsoft and Amazon Web Services in the cloud security market. Wiz, founded in 2020, has quickly become a key player in cloud security, especially with the shift to remote work during the pandemic.
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Wiz的創始人是以色列陸軍情報部隊的前成員，他們此前創立了嚴格安全公司Adallom，由微軟公司（納斯達克股票代碼：MSFT）在2015年以3,200萬美元的價格收購。
Wiz was founded by former Israeli army intelligence members who previously established Adallom, another cloud security firm acquired by Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) for $320 million in 2015.
Wiz總部位於紐約，公司規模迅速擴大，最近的估值爲120億美元，預計到2025年每年的有機收入將達到10億美元。公司迄今已籌集近20億美元的風險投資。
Headquartered in New York, Wiz has rapidly grown, recently valued at $12 billion and expecting $1 billion in annual organic revenue by 2025. The company has raised nearly $2 billion in venture capital to date.
Wiz的潛在收購是在2024年全球網絡安全交易激增的背景下進行的，上半年宣佈了120宗交易，總額達124億美元。
The potential acquisition of Wiz comes amid a surge in global cybersecurity deals in 2024, with 120 deals announced in the first half of the year totaling $12.4 billion.
Alphabet股票在過去12個月中上漲超過43％。投資者可以通過Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund（紐交所交易代碼：XLC）和Vanguard Communication Services ETF-VOX（紐交所交易代碼：VOX）獲得該股票的分紅。
Alphabet stock has gained more than 43% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLC) and Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSE:VOX).
價格走勢：GOOGL股票週二早盤交易上漲0.75％，報187.93美元。
Price Action: GOOGL shares are trading higher by 0.75% at $187.93 in early morning trading Tuesday.
價格走勢:GOOGL股票在週二早盤交易中以187.93美元的漲幅0.75%進行交易。
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