Mandiant
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Mandiant is an American
In March 2022, Google announced that it would acquire the company for $5.4 billion and integrate it into its Google Cloud division, with the firm becoming fully incorporated in September 2022.
Founding
Kevin Mandia, a former
History
Mandiant is the creator of OpenIOC (Open
In February 2013, Mandiant released a report documenting evidence of
In December 2013, Mandiant was acquired by
In May 2021, Mandiant was contracted to assist in the response to a ransomware incident impacting
In 2022, Axios reported that Mandiant reporters identified a pro-China disinformation campaign targeting American voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.[20]
On May 4, 2023, Mandiant announced its integration for MISP, Splunk SIEM and SOAR.[21]
Acquisition by Google
In March 2022, it was announced that the company would be acquired by Google for $5.4 billion and subsequently integrated into the Google Cloud division.[22] Following the announcement, Fortune reported that while the deal could face antitrust scrutiny, the acquisition "could help increase competition" rather than harm it.[23]
In April 2022, it was reported that the
On September 12, 2022, the deal closed and integration between Mandiant and Google Cloud began. Following the acquisition, Mandiant was allowed to maintain its brand as a subsidiary of Google Cloud.[27][28]
References
- ^ "Mandiant Inc 2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 1, 2022.
- ^ "MANDIANT, A New Name for a Fast Growing Company; Red Cliff Consulting LLC Rebrands as Firm Offers Expanded Services, Education and Software Tools". Business Wire. February 14, 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Overly, Steven (February 17, 2013). "Mandiant in the spotlight as cyber attacks on companies increase". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013.
- Bloomberg Business. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Harris, Paul (February 23, 2013). "Chinese army hackers are the tip of the cyberwarfare iceberg". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022.
- ^ Xu, Weiwei (February 20, 2013). "China denies hacking claims". Morning Whistle. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Sanger, David E.; Barboza, David; Perlroth, Nicole (February 18, 2013). "Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S.". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Wan, Ellen; Nakashima (February 19, 2013). "Report ties cyberattacks on U.S. computers to Chinese military". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Perlroth, Nicole; Sanger, David (January 2, 2014). "FireEye Computer Security Firm Acquires Mandiant". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "FireEye acquires Mandiant in $1bn deal". BBC News. January 3, 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022.
- ZDNet. Archivedfrom the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ Volz, Dustin (December 13, 2020). "U.S. Agencies Hacked in Foreign Cyber Espionage Campaign Linked to Russia". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Turton, William; Mehrotra, Kartikay (December 14, 2020). "FireEye Discovered SolarWinds Breach While Probing Own Hack". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on December 16, 2020.
- ^ McLaughlin, Jenna (December 13, 2021). "The state of U.S. cybersecurity a year after the SolarWinds hack". NPR.
- Bloomberg Business. Archivedfrom the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ Nakashima, Ellen; Torbati, Yeganeh; Englund, Will (May 8, 2021). "Ransomware attack leads to shutdown of major U.S. pipeline system". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Sigalos, MacKenzie (June 2, 2021). "FireEye is selling its products business and name for $1.2 billion". CNBC.
- ZDNet. Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Alspach, Kyle (August 10, 2021). "Mandiant's Advantage Platform To Get A Boost With Intrigue Acquisition". CRN. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021.
- ^ Sabin, Sam (October 26, 2022). "Researchers uncover new pro-China disinformation campaign targeting U.S. voters". Axios. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "New Mandiant Threat Intelligence Integrations for MISP, Splunk SIEM and SOAR, and Cortex XSOAR by Palo Alto Networks". Mandiant. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Shead, Sam (March 8, 2022). "Google to acquire cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion". CNBC. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Can antitrust regulators justify killing a Google-Mandiant deal?". Fortune. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ Burt, Jeff. "US DOJ probes Google's $5.4b Mandiant acquisition". www.theregister.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Jay (July 18, 2022). "Google-Mandiant Deal Closer After DOJ Ends Antitrust Inquiry". CRN. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Google's acquisition of Mandiant not opposed". The Bull. August 11, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ Faife, Corin (September 12, 2022). "Google now owns the firm that found SolarWinds hack". The Verge. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Sawers, Paul (September 12, 2022). "Google closes $5.4B Mandiant acquisition". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Historical business data for Mandiant, Inc.:
- SEC filings