WheelGroup

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WheelGroup was a computer security company based in San Antonio, Texas. The founders originally met and worked together at the US Air Force Information Warfare Center and many of them subsequently worked at Trident Data Systems. They started Wheelgroup in November 1995.^[1] It was one of the first companies to specialize in network security and penetration testing^{[citation needed]}.

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Industry	Computer networking
Founded	United States
Fate	Acquired by Cisco Systems
Headquarters	United States
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The company developed and sold the first^{[citation needed]} commercial intrusion detection system, NetRanger, which was eventually re-branded as Cisco Systems Adaptive Security Appliance.

WheelGroup was acquired by Cisco Systems for $124 million on March 12, 1998.^[2][3]

1. ^ Lingle, Brandon (2 March 2021). "Accelerator: SA cybersecurity workers not counted?". mySA. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
2. ^ "Cisco acquires WheelGroup". CNET. 19 February 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
3. ^ "Cisco to Buy Wheelgroup for $124 Million". The New York Times. Reuters. 19 February 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2025.

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