Cisco aims for AI-first security with Armorblox buy
May 31, 2023: Cisco plans to buy Armorblox, a six-year-old AI vendor, to help create “an AI-first Security Cloud.” Founded in 2017, Armorblox employs 126 people and has raised a little over $46 million in funding.
Cisco buys Internet BGP monitoring firm Code BGP
August 1, 2023: Aiming to bolster its assessment of Internet traffic health, Cisco has acquired Code BGP, a privately held BGP monitoring startup, for an undisclosed amount.Code BGP will slide into Cisco’s ThousandEyes network intelligence product portfolio.
Cisco snaps up Oort to bolster identity management technology
July 14, 2023: Cisco is continuing its summer buying spree with the acquisition of security startup Oort for an undisclosed amount. Oort offers an identity threat detection and response platform for enterprise security. Founded in 2019, Oort raised $15 million in Series A funding that included money from Cisco’s venture capital arm.
Cisco to buy network-monitoring firm SamKnows for better last-mile visibility
June 27, 2023: Cisco again opened its checkbook and snatched up broadband-network monitoring company SamKnows for an undisclosed amount. The firm uses a global network of software agents located in everything from home systems to mobile devices and service provider networks to get a real-time measurement of internet performance and customer experience.
Cisco is buying network monitoring, analysis firm Accedian Networks
June 21, 2023: Looking to improve network visibility, Cisco plans to buy Accedian Networks, makers of software for monitoring and analyzing network performance.Founded 2004, Accecian sells Skylight, a platform that diagnoses problems and recommends remediation to fix them.
Cisco grabs ThousandEyes for network-intelligence technology
May 28, 2020: Cisco says it will embed ThousandEyes technology in a variety of its products including its AppDynamics application performance, SD-WAN, WebEx and Meraki families. Founded in 2010, the 400-employee ThousandEyes firm offers a cloud-based software package that analyzes performance of local and wide-area networks and the internet.