Cisco announced its intent to acquire Astrix Security, a cybersecurity company focused on non-human identity security and AI agent governance. Financial terms of the proposed transaction were not disclosed.<\/p>\n
Cisco said the acquisition is designed to strengthen its security capabilities as enterprises increasingly deploy AI agents and automated systems across business operations.<\/p>\n
The company noted that AI agents are creating a rapidly expanding attack surface as organizations adopt agentic AI systems capable of accessing data, making decisions, and executing actions autonomously.<\/p>\n
According to Cisco\u2019s AI Readiness Index, only 24% of organizations currently have sufficient controls and monitoring guardrails for AI agents, while just 31% believe they are fully capable of securing their AI systems.<\/p>\n
Founded five years ago, Astrix Security focuses on securing non-human identities including API keys, service accounts, OAuth tokens, and AI agent credentials.<\/p>\n
Cisco said Astrix Security\u2019s technology provides capabilities including AI agent discovery and governance, lifecycle management, threat detection and response, and centralized secrets management.<\/p>\n
Following the acquisition, Cisco plans to integrate Astrix Security\u2019s capabilities into Cisco Identity Intelligence and extend support across Cisco Secure Access and Duo Identity and Access Management offerings.<\/p>\n
Cisco said the acquisition also supports its broader AI security strategy, which includes AI Defense, Zero Trust Access architecture, Splunk security automation, and infrastructure-level AI observability initiatives.<\/p>\n
The company stated that Astrix Security\u2019s technology will help organizations discover, authenticate, authorize, and monitor AI agents and non-human identities across enterprise systems while enabling faster threat detection and response.<\/p>\n
KEY QUOTES:<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, I\u2019m thrilled to announce our intent to acquire Astrix Security Ltd., a pioneer in Non-Human Identity (NHI) Security.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re seeing an explosion of AI agents that are already reshaping the digital enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSoon, every person in an organization will be supported by a network of AI agents working continuously at machine speed, accessing data, making decisions, and taking action on their behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThese agents represent an entirely new class of coworker: capable of incredible productivity, but also capable of unintended harm or malicious behavior if left unsecured.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the new attack surface, and it is growing faster than most organizations realize.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peter Bailey, Cisco<\/p>\n
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