Cisco agrees to acquire Astrix Security, which helps companies monitor and control the permissions granted to AI agents, a source says for approximately $400M
The Israeli startup, backed by Menlo Ventures and Anthropic, targets growing risks from non-human identities and autonomous AI agents.
Cisco agrees to acquire Astrix Security, which helps companies monitor and control the permissions granted to AI agents, a source says for approximately $400M
Sources: Cisco is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity company Axonius for $2B; Axonius has raised ~$700M and was valued at $2.6B during earlier rounds
Exclusive: The deal would follow a string of major acquisitions as Cisco strengthens its enterprise security portfolio.
Cisco unveils the Silicon One P200 chip and 8223 routing systems, saying they allow faster data transfers across long optic cables, growing its Broadcom rivalry
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Sources: Cisco plans a second round of layoffs in 2024, affecting at least as many as the 4,000 laid off in February, to be announced as soon as August 14
Cisco (CSCO.O) will cut thousands of jobs in a second round of layoffs this year as the U.S. networking equipment maker shifts focus …
As Nvidia passes Microsoft's market cap, John Chambers, who was Cisco's CEO when Cisco passed Microsoft in the dot-com boom, says the situation now is different
Chip maker passes Microsoft for top spot, just as John Chambers-led Cisco Systems did two decades ago. He says the situation now is different.
Source: Cisco is paying ~$650M in cash for Isovalent, or 32 times the startup's ARR; Isovalent raised a $40M Series B at a ~$250M valuation in September 2022
Anissa Gardizy / The Information : X: @anissagardizy8 . LinkedIn: Timothy Snow X: Anissa Gardizy / @anissagardizy8 : scoop: Cisco plans to buy cloud networking startup Isovalent for ~$650mm in cash $...
Cisco acquires cloud-native security and networking startup Isovalent, which had raised $69M and has helped develop open-source projects eBPF and Cilium
Cisco plans to acquire cybersecurity company Splunk in cash for $157 per share, a 31% premium on Splunk's September 20 closing price, in a deal valued at ~$28B
https://www.reuters.com/... Chris Merkel / @chrismerkel@infosec.exchange : Scoop: Anonymous has hacked the neuralinks of the leadership teams at Splunk and Cisco. While I can't identify the specific ...
Cisco plans to acquire cybersecurity company Splunk for $157 per share in cash, up 31% on Splunk's September 20 closing price, in a deal valued at ~$28B
- Acquisition is largest deal ever for networking stalwart — Cisco is trying to lessen dependence on one-time sales