As announced today, OpenDNS will become a Cisco company for the amount of 635 million dollars, payable in cash.
OpenDNS is a private company better safetys in San Francisco, which offers phishing protection and content filtering options with its own DNS (Domain Name System).
Cisco, on the other hand, is a company that plans and supplies networking equipment and cloud security solutions. This will take advantage of the OpenDNS cloud platform, which is accessible to more than 65 million users on a daily basis.
Commenting on the takeover in a post at blog today, Hilton Romanski, senior vice president and head of Cisco's business development, said he would allow his company to provide better protection against threats to network entry points that are not tracked and potentially unsafe.
Με το συνδυασμό των λύσεων ασφαλείας από τις δύο εταιρείες, οι πελάτες θα επωφεληθούν από τη βελτίωση της προστασίας για όλα τα στάδια (πριν, κατά τη duration και μετά) μιας επίθεσης που συμβαίνει στο δίκτυό τους.
“OpenDNS has a strong team with deep security expertise that complements Cisco's security vision. Together, we will help our customers protect and expand their network," he added.
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.
