The startup\u2019s platform is designed to map all AI agents in a company\u2019s network. The platform tracks the tools AI agents deploy to automate workloads, including the use of credentials to gain access to sensitive data and execute tasks across a sprawling web of machine-to-machine connections of modern enterprises. It identifies risks by tracking abnormal or malicious behavior patterns and addresses real-time security threats.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat began as a mission to bring visibility and control to NHIs [non-human identities] evolved into something bigger: a platform purpose-built for the age of agentic AI \u2013 where autonomous agents already operate inside your most sensitive systems, holding privileged access, largely unseen,\u201d said Gour. \u201cThat gap is the next great attack surface \u2013 closing it is the work that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
The acquisition deal comes as\u00a0companies are rapidly integrating autonomous assistants into existing software systems, business processes, and workflows. Agentic AI or virtual AI agents act similarly to smart assistants, using reasoning to make real-time decisions and complete complex tasks with minimal human input such as collating and analyzing vast amounts of data.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0seeing an explosion of AI agents that\u00a0are\u00a0already reshaping the digital enterprise,\u201d said Peter Bailey, general manager of Cisco\u2019s security business.\u00a0\u201cSoon, every person in an organization will be supported by a network of AI agents working continuously at machine speed,\u00a0accessing data, making decisions, and taking action on their behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese agents\u00a0represent\u00a0an entirely new class of coworker: capable of incredible productivity, but also\u00a0capable of unintended harm or malicious behavior if left unsecured \u2013 This is the new attack surface, and it is growing faster than most organizations realize,\u201d Bailey cautioned.<\/p>\n
Bailey said Cisco plans to integrate\u00a0Astrix\u2019s agentic AI platform into the tech giant\u2019s security platform to support its identity intelligence and zero trust applications.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe gap between agentic capability and organizational readiness is widening,\u201d said Jackson. \u201cClosing it requires the kind of platform, reach, and expertise that this combination brings.\u201d<\/p>\n
To date, Astrix, which employs 120 people, has raised more than $85 million in funding. Its investors include Menlo Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Workday Inc. and the Anthology Fund, an investment vehicle backed by Anthropic PBC.<\/p>\n
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