Cisco set to acquire security start-up Portshift

Nima Green
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Networking giant says its latest buy is a reflection of its renewed focus on cloud-native apps

Cisco has announced its intent to buy security start-up Portshift, in a move the US networking giant says is indicative of "a further focus" on application security. Founded in 2018, Portshift i...

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