Cisco vs Fidelis Security

Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, that designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment. Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, and it supports, manages and operates business systems for various and major third parties. Cisco Systems was founded in December 1984 by Leonard Bosack, who was in charge of the Stanford University computer science (CS) department's computers, and Sandy Lerner, who managed the Graduate School of Business' computers.

Fidelis Cybersecurity is a computer security company focused on prevention of advanced threats and data breaches. International Business Machines, the United States Army and the United States Department of Commerce are among its customers. In August 2012, General Dynamics announced an agreement to acquire Fidelis into its Advanced Information Systems division.