By @SiliconANGLE
Publication Date: 2026-05-05 01:32:00
Cisco Systems Inc. today revealed it will buy the Israeli cybersecurity firm Astrix Security Ltd. in an effort to bolster the defenses of artificial intelligence agents.
The startup has developed a platform that can identify, manage and secure AI agents running in production environments. Terms weren’t disclosed, but The Information reported on the talks last month, speculating that it could be worth in the region of $300 million.
Peter Bailey, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco’s Security Business Group, revealed the acquisition in a blog post, where he pointed to Astrix’s focus on “non-human identities,” such as machine-to-machine connections.
“Since its founding five years ago, Astrix Security has focused on securing the identities and credentials that power modern systems — API keys, service accounts, and OAuth tokens — the very credentials that AI Agents are now using (and abusing) to gain access and execute work at scale,” he wrote….
