Cisco to Acquire ScanSafe for $183m

Expects to broaden its existing on-premise web security offering and expand cloud-based service opportunities



Cisco said that it plans to acquire privately held software-as-a-service (SaaS) web security provider ScanSafe for around $183m in cash and retention-based incentives, in a move to broaden its existing on-premise web security offering and expand cloud-based service opportunities.  ScanSafe, which is based in London and San Francisco, provides web security service that scans all web requests for malicious content and offers protection from zero-day threats.

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