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Google Finalizes $5.4 Billion Mandiant Acquisition

Google announced this morning that its $5.4 billion acquisition of cybersecurity provider Mandiant has officially closed. The deal brings the company directly under the Google Cloud umbrella, but it will retain the Mandiant brand. Google first announced its plans to acquire Mandiant back in March 2022. At that time, Microsoft was also in discussions to…

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Google to Disable Calendar Interop with Exchange Online in October

Google has announced an important configuration change for Google Workspace customers. The company recommends that organizations should enable OAuth 2.0 to continue using Google Calendar Interop with Exchange Online after Microsoft disables Basic Authentication in October. Google Calendar Interop is a useful tool that allows Exchange Online and Google Calendar to work together. The feature…

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Google Workspace Adds Stronger Protections to Sensitive Accounts

Google has released a new update that should help to prevent unauthorized changes to Workspace user accounts. This security feature brings identity verification prompts to protect high-risk customers from malicious attacks in enterprise environments. With this release, Google Workspace has introduced a new “Verify it’s You” prompt to block suspicious account activities. Users will need…

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Microsoft, Google and Others Invest in CloudFlare

Last Update: Aug 01, 2022

Microsoft, Google and others are the latest companies to invest in CloudFlare, a content delivery network that protects websites and improves reliability.

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Google’s Chrome OS Flex Converts Old Macs, PCs into Reliable Chromebooks

Google has officially launched Chrome OS Flex, a free version of Chrome OS that can be installed on almost any PC and Mac. The company first began testing the new Chrome OS experience back in February, and it’s finally available for all schools, businesses, and consumers. Chrome OS Flex is a lightweight, user-friendly, and secure…

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Google Creates New Division to Accelerate Public Cloud Adoption

Google is creating a new division that will focus on helping US public sector organizations to accelerate the adoption of Google Cloud technologies. The company says that Google Public Sector caters to the growing needs of federal, state, and local governments, as well as educational institutions. This new Google Public Sector division specifically aims to…

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Microsoft, Google, and Apple to Expand Passwordless Login Across All Major Platforms

Last Update: May 09, 2022

Microsoft, Apple, and Google have committed to expanding passwordless sign-in support across all major device platforms. The three biggest tech companies have teamed up to roll out the FIDO passkey technology to iOS, Android, Edge, Chrome, macOS, and Windows in 2023. These platforms already support passwordless sign-in standards, but Microsoft, Apple, and Google are now…

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Google to Acquire Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant to Bolster Cloud Computing Business

Last Update: Mar 11, 2022

Google has announced its plans to acquire Mandiant, a US-based cyber security company, in an all-cash deal valued at $5.4 billion. The software giant says that this new acquisition will help to improve its security offerings to better protect Google Cloud customers. Once the deal closes, Mandiant will join Google’s cloud computing business, which should…

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Google Rebrands G-Suite, Introduces New Features

Google is rebranding its productivity suite and releasing a couple of new features too.

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Microsoft’s Edge Browser is Crashing if Google is Your Search Engine

If you are using Microsoft’s Edge browser and it keeps crashing, you are not alone.

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