Acquisition History / Cisco / Duo Security
Cisco Acquires Duo Security
Announced August 2, 2018 — $2.35B
What happened
Duo Security was a company based in USA providing cloud-based access security, identity management, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) services, acquired by Cisco.
- Acquirer
- Cisco
- Target
- Duo Security
- Announced
- August 2, 2018
- Price
- $2.35B
- Industry
- Cloud-based access security, identity management, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) services
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Cisco acquire Duo Security?
Cisco acquired Duo Security on August 2, 2018. This was Cisco's 201st publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.
How much did Cisco pay for Duo Security?
Cisco paid $2.35B for Duo Security.
What does Duo Security do?
Duo Security was a company based in USA providing cloud-based access security, identity management, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) services, acquired by Cisco.
What other Cloud-based access security, identity management, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) services companies has Cisco acquired?
Duo Security is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Cloud-based access security, identity management, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) services so far.
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