Google Cloud lays off employees including cybersecurity intelligence unit staff
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Summary
Google has conducted quiet layoffs across its Cloud business, including within its elite cybersecurity intelligence unit. The cuts affected employees in the cloud security and enterprise security teams, as well as the Mandiant cybersecurity unit that Google acquired in 2022 for $5.4 billion. The layoffs come as Google continues to restructure and cut costs across the company, following broader tech industry trends of workforce reductions. The cuts to cybersecurity teams are notable given the increasing importance of security in the cloud computing space.
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· 3 pulledGoogle has laid off employees across parts of its Cloud business, including at an elite cybersecurity intelligence unit.
The cuts affected employees in the cloud security and enterprise security teams.
The layoffs come as Google continues to restructure and cut costs across the company.
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