Advanced talks between Google (GOOGL) and cybersecurity startup Wiz failed, in part, due to antitrust fears and CrowdStrike’s (CRWD) outage, which increased the potential value of cloud security companies, Bloomberg’s Mark Bergen, Yazhou Sun, and Davey Alba report, citing sources. Wiz turned down the deal partly over concerns it would lead to a protracted approval process, Bloomberg previously reported.
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