As announced today, OpenDNS will become a Cisco company for $635 million, payable in cash.
OpenDNS is a private security company in San Francisco that offers protection options Phishing και φιλτραρίσματος περιεχομένου με δικά της DNS (Domain Name System).
Cisco on the other hand, is a company that plans and supplies latest technology equipment δικτύωσης, και λύσεων ασφάλειας cloud. Έτσι θα επωφεληθεί από την πλατφόρμα cloud της OpenDNS, η οποία είναι προσβάσιμη για περισσότερους από 65 εκατομμύρια χρήστες σε καθημερινή βάση.
Commenting on the takeover in a post at blog today, Hilton Romanski, Cisco's senior vice president and head of business development, said it will allow his company to offer better threat protection for unmonitored network entry points that are potentiallysafe.
By combining security solutions from two companies, customers will benefit from improved protection for all stages (before, during and after) of an attack occurring on their network.
"Η OpenDNS έχει μια ισχυρή ομάδα με βαθιά τεχνογνωσία ασφάλειας που συμπληρώνει το όραμα της ασφάλειας της Ciscο. Μαζί, θα βοηθήσουμε τους πελάτες μας να προστατέψουν και να επεκτείνουν το δίκτυο τους", πρόσθεσε.
The OpenDNS team will be part of the Cisco Security Business Group, headed by David Goeckeler, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer.
If all the conditions are met, the acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.
