July 14 (Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet is

in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for

roughly $23 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday,

citing people familiar with the matter.

A deal could come together soon, assuming the talks don't

fall apart, the report added.

Google and Wiz did not immediately respond to a Reuters'

request for comment.

The U.S.-Israeli startup raised $1 billion in a private

funding round in May, which values the four-year-old cloud

cybersecurity company at $12 billion.