By CTech
Publication Date: 2026-04-11 17:42:00
Cisco is in advanced talks to acquire Astrix Security, an Israeli cybersecurity startup focused on securing artificial intelligence agents, in a deal that could value the company at between $250 million and $350 million, according to a report by The Information.
The potential acquisition reflects a growing urgency among large technology companies to address the rise of non-human identities and autonomous AI agents operating inside corporate systems.
Founded in 2021 by Alon Jackson and Idan Gour, both veterans of Israel’s elite Unit 8200, Astrix has positioned itself around what it describes as a critical blind spot in modern cybersecurity. Its platform is designed to give enterprises visibility into “non-human identities” – software agents, automated processes, and increasingly AI-driven tools – and to detect and remediate excessive or malicious access before it leads to breaches.
The company’s focus has gained traction as organizations accelerate the adoption of artificial…