Forbes CIO Newsletter for Thursday, March 20

his acquisition shows that cloud security and digital resilience are two very important components as Google looks to build toward the future, writes Forbes senior contributor Tony Bradley. Analysts in the space told Bradley the deal has a lot to do with Google taking advantage of companies hoping to consolidate their tech vendors. The sheer number of options can seem daunting, but it’s easy to go with one that is owned by a vendor they already use and trust. Bugcrowd CISO Trey Ford told Bradley that the deal will help Wiz’s product improve, giving their models more visibility and training data. The deal may foreshadow something else: More big acquisitions in this space as Amazon and Microsoft try to catch up.