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John Chambers recently said he gave Chris Young, the SVP in charge of Cisco's (CSCO) security...

  • Monday, January 14, 2:08 PM ET
    John Chambers recently said he gave Chris Young, the SVP in charge of Cisco's (CSCO) security ops, a "blank check" to hire and acquire as necessary over the next 2-3 years. Moreover, sources tell Reuters Cisco has been actively looking for security acquisitions. Chambers' motivation: while Cisco's security ops post modest growth, upstarts such as PANW, FTNT, and FIRE are growing much faster thanks to their focus on segments such as next-gen firewalls, UTM hardware, and IPS systems, products that offer deeper analysis of content/apps than traditional firewalls.
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  • Really hoping this "blank check" doesn't "bounce" back on the shareholders.
    14 Jan, 02:43 PM Reply Like
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