Securing the Agentic Workforce: Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Astrix Security

Securing the Agentic Workforce: Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Astrix Security

By Peter Bailey,
Publication Date: 2026-05-04 13:00:00

Today, I’m thrilled to announce our intent to acquire Astrix Security Ltd., a pioneer in Non-Human Identity (NHI) Security.

We’re seeing an explosion of AI agents that are already reshaping the digital enterprise. Soon, every person in an organization will be supported by a network of AI agents working continuously at machine speed, accessing data, making decisions, and taking action on their behalf.

These agents represent an entirely new class of coworker: capable of incredible productivity, but also capable of unintended harm or malicious behavior if left unsecured. This is the new attack surface, and it is growing faster than most organizations realize.

As organizations race to adopt agentic technologies, security teams are under real pressure to enable their teams while securing the use of agents. But agent capabilities are advancing faster than most security models, creating a widening gap in visibility, governance, and response. According to…