Sourcefire
AcquiredSecurity Products and Solutions for Cloud and Workforce Protection
Columbia, United States · Founded 2001
- Headquarters
- Columbia, Maryland
- Employees
- 501–1000
- Founded
- 2001
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- sourcefire.com
- Last Round
- Series A
- Rounds
- 3
- Acquired by
- Cisco
About
Sourcefire was a Columbia, Maryland-based network security company founded in 2001 by Martin Roesch, the creator of the open-source Snort intrusion detection system. The company commercialized Snort into its Sourcefire 3D System and Firepower line of network security appliances, offering next-generation intrusion prevention systems (NGIPS), next-generation firewalls (NGFW), and advanced malware protection (AMP). Sourcefire completed its IPO in March 2007 and grew to over $223 million in annual revenue by 2012 before being acquired by Cisco for $2.7 billion in October 2013.
Summary
Sourcefire is a Cybersecurity company based in Columbia, United States, founded in 2001. Investors include Sierra Ventures, Core Capital Partners and Cisco Systems.
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