Microsoft planning to acquire Mandiant
2022-02-10![Microsoft planning to acquire Mandiant Microsoft planning to acquire Mandiant](https://varindia.com/storage/news/uploads/2018/02/6204d81c6e195.jpg)
Microsoft Corporation is in talks to acquire cybersecurity research and incident response company Mandiant Inc., a deal that would bolster efforts to protect customers from hacks and breaches.
Mandiant, which has a market capitalization of about $3.6 billion, focuses on cyber-incident response and cybersecurity testing. Adding Mandiant would build up Microsoft’s arsenal of products for protecting clients and responding to cybersecurity threats.
FireEye Inc. acquired Mandiant in 2013, providing cybersecurity services and notably releasing a series of threat intelligence reports detailing alleged state-sponsored hacking originating in countries such as China and Russia.
Mandiant became a standalone company again last year when FireEye Inc. sold its eponymous security-product business for $1.2 billion to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group.
The ubiquity of Microsoft’s Windows operating system already gives the company data on high profile breaches. This, combined with Mandiant’s consultants, would give the combined companies unparalleled cybersecurity knowledge.
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