Google is buying cybersecurity company Mandiant in an all-cash transaction valued at roughly $5.4 billion.

Mandiant’s operations, which draw on the work of greater than 600 safety consultants and greater than 300 intelligence analysts, will likely be folded into Google Cloud to create an “end-to-end security operations suite.” A variety of providers will likely be provided, from consulting on cybersecurity to detecting upcoming threats and testing firm’s digital defenses.

“Organizations around the world are facing unprecedented cybersecurity challenges as the sophistication and severity of attacks that were previously used to target major governments are now being used to target companies in every industry,” Google Cloud’s CEO Thomas Kurian stated in a blog post. “We look forward to welcoming Mandiant to Google Cloud to further enhance our security operations suite and advisory services, and help customers address their most important security challenges.”

Mandiant is probably finest recognized for uncovering the devastating SolarWinds assault — a large operation regarded as sponsored by the Russian authorities that compromised computer systems throughout the US federal authorities. The assault went unnoticed for the very best a part of a 12 months till Mandiant reported particulars of the operation in December 2020.

Previously, Microsoft had been rumored as a potential buyer of Mandiant. Microsoft and Google have been competing to manage the profitable cloud providers market, the place cybersecurity performs an more and more outstanding function.

“There has never been a more critical time in cybersecurity. Since our founding in 2004, Mandiant’s mission has been to combat cyber attacks and protect our customers from the latest threats,” Mandiant CEO Kevin Mandia stated in a press assertion. “To that end, we are thrilled to be joining forces with Google Cloud. Together, we will deliver expertise and intelligence at scale, changing the security industry.”