The investment, which comes from a collection of venture capitalists and networking giant Cisco Systems, will help the company build out its roadmap in three areas: intelligence, threat visibility, ...

Domain Name System (DNS) security was hot this week, with the much-anticipated DNSSEC technology for locking down domain servers getting both the nod from a major ISP and passed over by a DNS service ...

Networking technology giant Cisco has announced that it's acquiring cloud-based security company OpenDNS in a deal worth $635 million. Founded out of San Francisco in 2005, OpenDNS provides a ...

Cisco has agreed to pay $635 million in cash and stock to acquire OpenDNS, the hybrid cloud security startup, in a deal Cisco hopes will bolster its cloud-based managed security offerings. The ...

We all love to surf the internet for our favorite sports, entertainment, or social media. However, many of us don’t know how we get to these websites in the first place. And that’s where DNS comes in ...

NEW YORK — Cisco said Tuesday that it plans to buy privately-held OpenDNS for $635 million to boost its network security business. OpenDNS, based in San Francisco, makes online software that protects ...

OpenDNS yesterday said it would drop in-browser advertisements from its free consumer services next week because its pivot to an enterprise security provider has been successful. OpenDNS is best known ...

Free isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At least according to free DNS service provider OpenDNS, which is unveiling on Monday a suite of paid services targeted at enterprise customers. The idea that the ...

Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday said it agreed to buy network security company OpenDNS Inc. for $635 million, the latest move to boost its security business. The Silicon Valley networking giant expects ...

(Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc said on Tuesday it would buy OpenDNS, a privately held cloud-based security firm, for $635 million, the latest move to boost its security business as cyber attacks ...