Google announced one of its largest acquisitions on Tuesday, paying roughly $5.4 billion for the cybersecurity company Mandiant, a provider of services that help businesses prepare for and respond to cyberattacks.
In adding more cybersecurity services, Google is trying to differentiate its cloud computing business from that of Amazon and Microsoft. The rival companies have had a larger share of the cloud market for leasing servers, computing power and internet services to other companies.
The acquisition of Mandiant, which is based in Virginia and has more than 2,300 employees, is Google’s second-largest deal ever, trailing only the company’s $12.5 acquisition of the phone company Motorola that was announced in 2011, according to Dan Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities.
The deal is likely to draw antitrust scrutiny. Authorities in the United States and European Union have pledged to look more closely at acquisitions made by Google and other tech giants.
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