Networking equipment supplierCisco is buying web
security company Scansafe.
Cisco will pay $183m for Scansafe, which specialises in
software as a service security, as it attempts to improve its
security credentials.
Cisco expects the web security market to grow to $2.3bn by
2012.
"With the acquisition of ScanSafe, Cisco is executing on our
vision to build a borderless network security architecture that
combines network and cloud-based services for advanced security
enforcement," said Tom Gillis, general manager of Cisco's Security
Technology Business Unit. "Cisco will provide customers the
flexibility to choose the deployment model that best suits their
organization and deliver anytime, anywhere protection against
Web-based threats."