{"id":52153,"date":"2023-05-31T23:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T23:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3698288\/cisco-aims-for-ai-first-security-with-armorblox-buy.html#tk.rss_security"},"modified":"2023-05-31T23:34:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T23:34:00","slug":"cisco-aims-for-ai-first-security-with-armorblox-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/cisco-aims-for-ai-first-security-with-armorblox-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cisco aims for AI-first security with Armorblox buy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cisco plans to buy Armorblox, a six-year-old AI vendor, to help create \u201can AI-first Security Cloud.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLeveraging Armorblox\u2019s use of predictive and Generative AI across our portfolio, we will change the way our customers understand and interact with their security control points,\u201d wrote Raj Chopra senior vice president and chief product officer for Cisco Security in a blog announcing the pending acquistion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While securing email was Armorblox\u2019s first application of its AI techniques, they might also be applied to attack prediction, rapid threat detection, and efficient policy enforcement, Chopra wrote. \u201cThrough this acquisition though, we see many exciting broad security use cases and possibilities to unlock.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Armorblox team will join Cisco\u2019s Security Business Group, to help bring generative AI capabilities to Cisco\u2019s security portfolio, Chopra stated.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2017, Armorblox employs 126 people and has raised a little over $46 million in funding. The deal is expected to close by the end of Cisco\u2019s FY23. No price was announced.<\/p>\n

According to Chopra\u2019s blog, the purchase is \u201can exciting step forward in executing our plans for an AI-first Security Cloud.\u201d  Further details will be forthcoming at the vendor\u2019s Cisco Live! event next week.<\/p>\n