Report: Cisco could acquire AI agent security startup Astrix Security for $250M+ – SiliconANGLE

Cisco Systems Inc. is reportedly in talks to buy Astrix Security Ltd., a startup that helps companies secure their artificial intelligence agents.

The Information today cited sources as saying that the deal could be worth between $250 million and $350 million. That’s about three times the amount of funding Astrix has raised to date. The company’s investors include Workday Inc. and the Anthology Fund, an investment vehicle backed by Anthropic PBC.

Tel Aviv-based Astrix sells a platform that can automatically out all the AI agents in a company’s network. It also identifies the tools they use to automate work. The software detects MCP servers and non-human identities, the user accounts that agents use to log into external applications.

Astrix scans the assets that it finds for vulnerabilities. It spots configuration-related issues, such as situations where an internal agent can be accessed via the public web. The platform can also detect when an agent itself poses risks….