Alphabet doubles down on cloud security with $32b Wiz buy—its biggest ever deal

Alphabet doubles down on cloud security with $32b Wiz buy—its biggest ever deal

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Alphabet will buy fast-growing startup Wiz for about $32 billion in its biggest deal ever, the Google parent said Tuesday, as it doubles down on cybersecurity to sharpen its edge in the cloud-computing race against Amazon.com and Microsoft.

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