Cisco Acquires Psionic Software

Announced October 22, 2002 — $12M

What happened

Psionic Software was a company providing intrusion detection, acquired by Cisco.

Cisco's acquisition history

79th of 233 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

146 of 233 Cisco deals

Cisco's average disclosed price

$742.6M

Cisco's largest disclosed deal

Splunk ($28B)

Tracked acquisitions in 2002

40 across all acquirers

Cisco in Intrusion detection

1 acquisition

When did Cisco acquire Psionic Software?

Cisco acquired Psionic Software on October 22, 2002. This was Cisco's 79th publicly tracked acquisition out of 233 we have on record.

How much did Cisco pay for Psionic Software?

Cisco paid $12M for Psionic Software.

What does Psionic Software do?

Psionic Software was a company providing intrusion detection, acquired by Cisco.

What other Intrusion detection companies has Cisco acquired?

Psionic Software is Cisco's only publicly tracked acquisition in Intrusion detection so far.