Financial details o the deal were not disclosed by the
companies, but a source familiar with the matter said Google paid about $500
million in cash for Siemplify.
The deal came after Google made a pledge to US President Joe
Biden last August to invest $10 billion in cybersecurity over the next five
years, amid a significant rise in cyber attacks and data breaches.
Siemplify, led by co-founder and chief executive Amos Stern,
provides security orchestration, automation and response solutions. It has
raised $58 million from investors including G20 Ventures and 83North.
With a partnership with Google Cloud, Siemplify attracted
the buyer's interest as it was in the process of raising a new round of private
capital, the source added.
Since the pandemic started in 2020, Google's revenue from
the cloud business has nearly doubled to around $5 billion as companies shifted to working from home. The
need to protect and hedge against security threats has shot up in tandem, with
big corporates also beefing up on cybersecurity products.
Google said Siemplify's platform would be integrated into
its cloud and serve as the foundation for the capabilities it will invest in.
The buyout, Google's first Israeli cybersecurity firm deal,
will help the tech giant take advantage of the Middle Eastern nation's deep
pool of cybersecurity talent.
Guggenheim Securities advised Siemplify on the transaction. ©
Reuters
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