Cisco Systems announced its intent to acquire Duo Security, the cloud-based authentication (MFA) startup, for $2.35 billion in August. The Duo acquisition, which closes today, is one of Cisco’s largest security deals to date and its third largest deal in the last five years. Duo CEO Dug Song: “We’re taking a user-centric approach as more and more attackers are going after users” Cisco CEO Gee Rittenhouse: “There was an emerging perimeter around identity that we were lacking””]
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