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Accenture and Mandiant Team to Help Organizations Strengthen Business Resilience Against Increasingly Sophisticated Cyber Threats

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Mandiant, part of Google Cloud, are teaming up to collaboratively deliver cyber resilience services to help organizations more efficiently detect, investigate, respond to and recover from cyberattacks.

Key Points: 
  • Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Mandiant, part of Google Cloud, are teaming up to collaboratively deliver cyber resilience services to help organizations more efficiently detect, investigate, respond to and recover from cyberattacks.
  • As part of the partnership, Accenture will utilize Mandiant Threat Intelligence, a comprehensive and actionable platform, and Mandiant expertise in its Cyber Resilience services.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240507058713/en/
    Accenture and Mandiant, part of Google Cloud, are teaming up to collaboratively deliver cyber resilience services to help organizations more efficiently detect, investigate, respond to and recover from cyberattacks.
  • Organizations need trusted partners that can help manage the entire crisis response lifecycle from prevention to response and recovery,” said Robert Boyce, Global Cyber Resilience lead, Accenture.

Nozomi Networks and Mandiant Extend Strategic Partnership to Improve Threat Detection and Response for the World's Critical Infrastructure

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Through this partnership expansion, Nozomi Networks and Google Security Operations customers will have the option to combine Mandiant threat intelligence and incident response with Nozomi Networks threat intelligence to gain comprehensive access to real-time information about threats to their IT, OT and IoT systems.

Key Points: 
  • Through this partnership expansion, Nozomi Networks and Google Security Operations customers will have the option to combine Mandiant threat intelligence and incident response with Nozomi Networks threat intelligence to gain comprehensive access to real-time information about threats to their IT, OT and IoT systems.
  • By blending Mandiant's threat intelligence and expertise with Nozomi Networks' OT threat intelligence and tools, we can enable critical infrastructure organizations to enhance their threat intelligence and investigations for a stronger defense."
  • Nozomi Networks and Google Security Operations customers who wish to gain comprehensive access to real-time information about threats to their IT, OT and IoT systems can combine Mandiant threat intelligence and incident response with Nozomi Networks threat intelligence.
  • Additionally, by year end, Nozomi Networks customers will be able to add Mandiant Assist to the Nozomi Networks platform, for push-button access to Mandiant incident response services.

Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud Identify 27,500 New Asteroids, Revolutionizing Minor Planet Discovery with Cloud Technology

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

MILL VALLEY, Calif. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asteroid Institute, a program of B612 Foundation, and Google Cloud today announced the most significant results of their partnership to date: identifying 27,500 new, high-confidence asteroid discovery candidates. The work, which took place over several weeks, has the potential to enable the mapping of the solar system and protect the Earth from collisions, advancing the field of minor planet discovery.

Key Points: 
  • In partnership with the University of Washington's DiRAC Institute, Asteroid Institute developed a novel algorithm called Tracklet-less Heliocentric Orbit Recovery (THOR), which runs on a cloud-based, open-source astrodynamics platform called Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping (ADAM).
  • Google Cloud's Office of the CTO collaborated with Asteroid Institute to help it scale and tune its algorithms on ADAM using Google Cloud.
  • Large-scale image storage: Asteroid Institute leverages Google Cloud Storage for millions of images from NOIRLab to use in verification of asteroid discoveries, as well as durable storage for billions of data points across the asteroid discovery pipeline.
  • Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud have partnered since 2017 with the goal of transforming asteroid discovery.

Mandiant's M-Trends Report Reveals New Insights from Frontline Cyber Investigations

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mandiant, part of Google Cloud, today released the findings of its M-Trends 2024 report. Now in its 15th year, this annual report provides expert trend analysis based on Mandiant frontline cyber attack investigations and remediations conducted in 2023. The 2024 report reveals evidence that organizations globally have made meaningful improvements in their defensive capabilities, identifying malicious activity affecting their organization more quickly than in previous years. The report also takes a look at notable threat actors and campaigns, providing a focused look at threat activity by region.

Key Points: 
  • Now in its 15th year, this annual report provides expert trend analysis based on Mandiant frontline cyber attack investigations and remediations conducted in 2023.
  • The 2024 report reveals evidence that organizations globally have made meaningful improvements in their defensive capabilities, identifying malicious activity affecting their organization more quickly than in previous years.
  • The report also takes a look at notable threat actors and campaigns, providing a focused look at threat activity by region.
  • While the use of zero-day exploits is on the rise, the M-Trends 2024 report reveals a significant improvement in global cybersecurity posture.

Google Cloud Announces Generative AI, Cybersecurity, and Data Analytics Trainings with New Skills-Based Interview Accelerator for Hiring Partners

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Monday, April 15, 2024

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the ASU + GSV Summit, Google Cloud announced new certificates and courses in generative AI, cybersecurity, and data analytics to help connect talent to in-demand tech jobs across industries and sectors. Launch employer partners include the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Rackspace, Jack Henry, and Purdue Global, all of whom are helping learners advance their careers through the new trainings.

Key Points: 
  • The new Google Cloud Data Analytics and Cybersecurity Certificates, and courses in generative AI provide dynamic, hands-on learning experiences that validate skills with industry-recognized credentials.
  • "We are excited to partner with Google to provide the new cloud certificates training for our current and future employees to accelerate their careers in cybersecurity and data analytics."
  • We believe these new Google Cloud Cybersecurity and Data Analytics Certificates will equip our working adult learners with the essential skills to move forward and succeed in today's cloud-driven market."
  • To learn more about the new Google Cloud Certificates and training courses, visit cloud.google.com/blog .

The Home Depot Extends Relationship with Google Cloud to Drive Innovation in Interconnected Retail

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

The extended partnership with Google Cloud announced today involves The Home Depot accessing Google Cloud's AI capabilities to enhance the customer experience and optimize operations.

Key Points: 
  • The extended partnership with Google Cloud announced today involves The Home Depot accessing Google Cloud's AI capabilities to enhance the customer experience and optimize operations.
  • "Google Cloud is proud to support The Home Depot's strategic technology initiatives, with projects on the horizon that will help it continue to lead the industry in AI-powered cloud innovation."
  • Over the last several years, The Home Depot has worked with Google Cloud to introduce several new capabilities to make its customers' interconnected experiences smoother, faster and more efficient and improve its operations.
  • Successfully handled an unprecedented surge in online customer demand in 2020 when online sales doubled, leveraging Google Cloud's flexible and scalable technology infrastructure.

Covered California Collaborates with Google Public Sector to Accelerate and Simplify Health Insurance Enrollment Using AI

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Next '24, LAS VEGAS -- Covered California, California's health insurance marketplace, announced today that it is leveraging Google Cloud's AI solutions to help streamline the organization's efforts to provide California residents with affordable, quality health insurance.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Next '24, LAS VEGAS -- Covered California , California's health insurance marketplace, announced today that it is leveraging Google Cloud's AI solutions to help streamline the organization's efforts to provide California residents with affordable, quality health insurance.
  • Once the solution is live in June, residents will be able to securely upload their documents through the Covered California online application and receive instant verification status, simplifying access to health insurance.
  • In 2013, 17.2 percent of the state's 39 million residents lacked access to basic health insurance.
  • Covered California launched a pilot program in 2023, with Google Cloud and Deloitte, to test the viability of Document AI.

Bayer and Google Cloud to accelerate development of AI-powered healthcare applications for radiologists

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Bayer and Google Cloud today announced a collaboration on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support radiologists and ultimately better serve patients.

Key Points: 
  • Bayer and Google Cloud today announced a collaboration on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support radiologists and ultimately better serve patients.
  • As part of the collaboration, Bayer will further develop its innovation platform to accelerate the development and deployment of AI-powered healthcare applications with a clear focus on radiology, using Google Cloud’s technology, including its generative AI (gen AI) tools.
  • The platform is built on Google Cloud and uses tools like Vertex AI, BigQuery, Healthcare API and Chronicle.
  • Bayer and Google Cloud are also working together to transform patient care worldwide through responsible AI adoption.

Neo4j Partners with Google Cloud to Launch New GraphRAG Capabilities for GenAI Applications

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

SAN MATEO, Calif., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neo4j®, the world's leading graph database and analytics company, announced new native integrations with Google Cloud that dramatically speed up Generative AI application development and deployment across several crucial stages. The results solve a problem for enterprises that struggle with complexity and hallucinations when building and deploying successful GenAI applications requiring real-time, contextually rich data and accurate, explainable results. The integrations are available now.

Key Points: 
  • Developers can easily apply GraphRAG techniques with knowledge graphs to ground LLMs for accuracy, context, and explainability, enhancing GenAI innovation.
  • Neo4j's vector search, GraphRAG, and conversational memory capabilities integrate seamlessly through LangChain and Neo4j AuraDB with Google Cloud.
  • Neo4j in 2023 was the only native graph vendor to launch native product integrations with GenAI features in Google Cloud Vertex AI platform.
  • "GraphRAG with Neo4j and Google Cloud enables enterprises to move from GenAI development to deployment much faster and see value from their production use cases.

Neo4j Partners with Google Cloud to Launch New GraphRAG Capabilities for GenAI Applications

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

SAN MATEO, Calif., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Neo4j®, the world's leading graph database and analytics company, announced new native integrations with Google Cloud that dramatically speed up Generative AI application development and deployment across several crucial stages. The results solve a problem for enterprises that struggle with complexity and hallucinations when building and deploying successful GenAI applications requiring real-time, contextually rich data and accurate, explainable results. The integrations are available now.

Key Points: 
  • Developers can easily apply GraphRAG techniques with knowledge graphs to ground LLMs for accuracy, context, and explainability, enhancing GenAI innovation.
  • Neo4j's vector search, GraphRAG, and conversational memory capabilities integrate seamlessly through LangChain and Neo4j AuraDB with Google Cloud.
  • Neo4j in 2023 was the only native graph vendor to launch native product integrations with GenAI features in Google Cloud Vertex AI platform.
  • "GraphRAG with Neo4j and Google Cloud enables enterprises to move from GenAI development to deployment much faster and see value from their production use cases.