Cisco Systems has agreed to buy cybersecurity company Sourcefire for $2.7bn, as the technology group looks to meet growing consumer demand for protection against computer and network attacks.
Sourcefire earned $5m in after-tax profit last year on $223m in revenue. Cisco will pay $76 per share for the company, about 29 per cent higher than the group’s share price close on Monday of $59.08.
“This can’t be just a pure revenue buy,” said Adam Hils, research director at Gartner. “If I were Cisco, I’d be looking for ways to use Sourcefire’s security expertise to do something unique in the industry.”
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