Cisco to Acquire WideField Security to Boost Splunk’s Agentic SOC

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Cisco has agreed to acquire identity lifecycle security company WideField Security. The deal is meant to strengthen Splunk’s Agentic SOC with deeper identity, session, and behavioral intelligence. WideField’s platform helps organizations discover identities, map exposures, detect authentication weaknesses, and monitor live sessions for real-time threat detection. Cisco said the technology will support more secure autonomous AI operations at scale. No financial terms were disclosed, and the deal adds to Cisco’s active cybersecurity M&A strategy.

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