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It was a deal that wasn’t a deal. Cisco Systems’ rumored acquisition offer for Splunk would have created one of the largest cybersecurity vendors in the world. It’s suspected that Cisco offered the data observability and security information and event management (SIEM) provider $20 billion.
“As a policy, we don’t comment on rumors or speculation,” a Splunk spokesperson told Channel Futures.
Chris Ichelson, CEO at managed security services provider 360 SOC, said such a deal would make Cisco “the overpowering giant” in the security industry.
Read more about other Cisco acquisitions here.
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