Cisco has completed the acquisition of OpenDNS, a privately held company that provides advanced threat protection. The acquisition which cost Cisco $635 million is expected to advance Cisco's Security Everywhere approach by adding broad visibility, enforcement, and threat intelligence from the OpenDNS cloud-delivered platform.
Excited for @OpenDNS to join the @CiscoSecurity team today! Kicking it off with a great security win for customers: http://t.co/fV9ufBNPxU
— ☁ David Ulevitch ☁ (@davidu) August 27, 2015
OpenDNS is thrilled to announce that we're officially a part of @Cisco! Read our blog for all the details: http://t.co/0x7xIH5KrL
— OpenDNS (@opendns) August 27, 2015
In addition to the acquisition, Cisco is announcing the first technology integration of Cisco AMP Threat Grid with OpenDNS services. The integration, already accelerating its cloud-delivered security portfolio with an API, connects OpenDNS' global capability with AMP Threat Grid's dynamic malware analytics and threat intelligence, said Cisco.
According to Cisco, this new integration enables AMP Threat Grid customers to automatically transform threat intelligence into threat enforcement by blocking malware and quickly identifying critical security threats discovered by the AMP Thread Grid service.
David Goeckeler, senior vice president and general manager, Cisco Security Business Group
Delivering pervasive security capabilities from the cloud is a core part of our mission to provide Security Everywhere across the extended network from data center to the cloud to mobile devices. By integrating the OpenDNS platform with Cisco's security solutions, customers will receive greater network visibility and threat intelligence for cloud delivered protection against malicious websites and threats. Together, we will deliver protection that is unmatched in the industry.