Cisco and OpenDNS: A New Day in Cloud Security
August 27, 2015
Grazed from OpenDNS. Author: Editorial Staff.
OpenDNS has gone through many changes in its ten-year history as a leading cloud-delivered network security company. In 2006, the company was launched as a consumer DNS provider. In 2012, the company transitioned to cybersecurity with the release of the Umbrella network security service.
Two years later, OpenDNS announced partnerships with some of the biggest IT security vendors in the world. Next, 2015 saw a new set of APIs that allow any customer to integrate any security product with OpenDNS’s global security network. The latest change came on June 30th, when Cisco Systems announced its intent to acquire the company. Today officially marks not only the close of the acquisition, but also the first milestone in our joint efforts to accelerate Cisco’s cloud-delivered security portfolio…
OpenDNS, now part of Cisco
From the beginning, the partnership between OpenDNS and Cisco has been cited by the press and industry analysts as one that matches the future priorities of a dominant IT powerhouse with the core competencies of a growing, innovative cloud security company…
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