Imagine a world wide web where reputation is a factor for any and all switches to decide to carry packets... or not.The whole "trusted VS untrusted" internet sources has been kicked around in the last years but no proponent has been more vocal than
IronPort and that's probably why
Cisco has plunked down 830M$ to
buy them up.
What will Cisco do -exactly- with this new acquisition?Your guess is as good as mine BUT it's clear this is part of a bigger and ongoing consolidation trend in the security space.
Making web sites safer to visit has been the ultimate goal for IronPort so it's safe to assume Cisco wants to buy into that portfolio of "securing the Net" ideas.Do you believe this Cisco acquisition is good for future online security?
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