Cisco has announced its acquisition of Isovalent, a developer of open-source cloud network security systems. This move is aimed at bolstering their cloud security product offerings. Isovalent, with its core team involved in the eBPF Foundation project, is known for developing the Cilium network inspection system used for network load monitoring in Kubernetes.
Cisco has stated that they will continue to support both the eBPF Foundation and Cilium in the open-source community. Additionally, they will provide Isovalent Enterprise services to corporate customers, offering security inspection tools for network applications such as Cilium and Tetragon.
TLDR: Cisco acquires Isovalent, enhancing their cloud network security products. They will continue supporting eBPF Foundation and Cilium in the open-source community while providing Isovalent Enterprise services.
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