{"id":14471,"date":"2018-10-01T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/cisco-sets-2-3b-deal-for-unified-access-multi-factor-authentication-security-firm-duo\/"},"modified":"2018-10-01T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T16:27:00","slug":"cisco-sets-2-3b-deal-for-unified-access-multi-factor-authentication-security-firm-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/cisco-sets-2-3b-deal-for-unified-access-multi-factor-authentication-security-firm-duo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cisco sets $2.3B deal for unified access, multi-factor authentication security firm Duo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cisco said today it had closed the $2.35 billion deal it made for network identity, authentication security company Duo.<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Cisco, Duo\u2019s zero trust security model authorizes secure connections to all applications based on the trustworthiness of users and devices. Duo\u2019s cloud-delivered technology lets IT professionals set and enforce risk-based, adaptive access policies and get enhanced visibility into users\u2019 devices and activities.\u00a0 As more devices come onto the network remotely this issue takes on more importance.<\/p>\n

\u201cOutdated devices are particularly vulnerable to being compromised, which can easily spiral into a full-blown, major breach,\u201d wrote Richard Archdeacon, Duo Advisory CISO<\/a> about a recent Duo study on remote access security.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cOrganizations don\u2019t necessarily need to block individuals from using their personal devices, but they do need to re-shape their security models to fit these evolving working practices\u2026If you don\u2019t know what\u2019s connecting to the network, how can you protect data from being compromised? \u201c<\/p>\n