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<p>Sourcefire, Inc was a technology company that developed <a href="/facts/Network_security/09f8YxwD">network security</a> hardware and software. The company's Firepower network security <a href="/facts/Computer_appliance/wJwTJXHN">appliances</a> were based on <a href="/facts/Snort_(software)/TVf3Hfow">Snort</a>, an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Intrusion_detection_system/mAw24Fyo">intrusion detection system</a> (IDS). Sourcefire was acquired by Cisco for $2.7 billion in July 2013. </p>