Acquisitions

On June 16 Cisco completed the acquisition of ThreatGRID, a New York, NY based company that offers dynamic malware analysis and threat intelligence technology. With the close of this acquisition Cisco will provide private and public cloud-based technology that combines dynamic malware analysis with analytics and actionable indicators to enable security teams to proactively defend against and to quickly respond to advanced cyber-attacks and malware outbreaks.

On January 7 Cisco completed the integration of ThreatGRID products into the Cisco Security Product Portfolio. The ThreatGRID products complement Cisco's Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) portfolio and the private-cloud products expands Cisco's ability to protect customers with stringent in-house data retention requirements.

The acquisition of ThreatGRID reinforces Cisco's commitment to providing customers with a secure, intelligent network, a key company priority. The Cisco AMP Threat Grid products enhance our existing ability to aggregate and correlate data across the extended network, identify advanced and evasive cyber threats and provide comprehensive security solutions for our customers.

Q: What is Cisco acquiring?

A: Cisco is announcing its intent to acquire ThreatGRID, a privately held company headquartered in New York, NY. ThreatGRID offers dynamic malware analysis capabilities and threat intelligence technology to analyze file behavior, enabling organizations to accurately identify attacks and better defend against advanced cyber-attacks.

Q: Why did Cisco choose ThreatGRID?

A: The acquisition of ThreatGRID is a natural extension of Cisco's advanced threat protection offering. ThreatGRID's dynamic malware analysis capabilities accelerate Cisco's security strategy, and will enhance our already strong capabilities to aggregate and correlate data from across the extended network, identify advanced and evasive cyber threats and provide intelligent cybersecurity solutions for the real world.

Q: Why is Cisco acquiring a security company like ThreatGRID now? What does this mean for Cisco's current security network/platform?

A: Today's threat landscape is more dynamic than ever before. Defenders need threat-centric security solutions to better address the full attack continuum â€â€Å“ before, during and after an attack. The acquisition of ThreatGRID is a natural extension of Cisco's advanced threat protection offering. ThreatGRID's dynamic malware analysis capabilities accelerate Cisco's security strategy, and will enhance our already strong capabilities to aggregate and correlate data from across the extended network, identify advanced and evasive cyber threats and provide intelligent cybersecurity solutions for the real world.

Cisco recently acquired Sourcefire and Cognitive Security. The Cognitive Security acquisition provides customers with advanced security intelligence to quickly detect anomalous network behavior, and is complementary with the ThreatGRID acquisition. Sourcefire delivers highly automated threat-centric security, through continuous awareness, detection and protection across its industry-leading portfolio. Cisco's Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) solution was originally developed by Sourcefire, and is now integrated into Cisco Web Security Appliances, Email Security Appliances and Cloud Web Security offerings. All of these acquisitions, as part of our Build, Buy, Partner and Integrate approach, help further Cisco's strategy of providing intelligent cybersecurity, with a portfolio of products, solutions and services that is integrated, pervasive, continuous and open.

ThreatGRID Customers:
If you are an existing customer or partner of ThreatGRID and have questions about your product or service, please continue to contact your existing ThreatGRID sales representative.

Cisco Customers:
If you are an existing customer or partner of Cisco and have questions about your product or services, please continue to contact your existing Cisco sales representative.

Cisco Partners:
Questions regarding the Cisco or ThreatGRID Channel Programs or channel sales opportunities can be directed to sac-support@cisco.com or to your Security Partner Development Manager.

Active ThreatGRID service agreements have been migrated to Cisco service agreement contracts and integrated into our renewals management processes, as well as our support tools and processes.