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Thursday, August 9, 2018
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Judge defends U-M 
Bias Response Team

Federal ruling 
says team does not 
threaten free speech

By GRACE KAY

Summer Managing News Editor

A federal judge has denied 
Speech First’s motion to end the 
University of Michigan’s use of 
the Bias Response Team after 
the nonprofit organization filed 
a lawsuit against the University 
claiming the team hindered free 
speech on campus.
Judge Linda V. Parker of the 
U.S. District Court sided with 
the University’s defense stating 
the Bias Response Team does not 
mete out discipline but rather 
works as a support system for 
victims of bias incidents.
“The evidence does not even 
reflect an instance where the 
BRT criticized the speech of an 
individual who is reported to 

have engaged in biased conduct,” 
Parker’s statement reads. “But 
even if the record reflected 
that the BRT had criticized 
an 
individual’s 
speech, 
there 
would be no First Amendment 
violation ‘in the absence of some 
actual or threatened imposition 
of 
governmental 
power 
or 
sanction.’”
University spokeswoman Kim 
Broekhuizen said the University 
is reviewing the ruling but is 
pleased by the result.
“We are carefully reviewing this 
ruling for all of its implications,” 
Broekhuizen wrote in an email 
interview. 
“We 
are 
pleased 
to see the court has affirmed 
our definitions of bullying and 
harassment and agrees that the 
mission of the university’s Bias 
Response Team is educational, 
not punitive and does not violate 
the First Amendment.”

Ann Arbor-based 
Duo Security to help 
IT giant create multi-
cloud solutions

By ALICE TRACEY

Summer Daily News Editor

In a $2.35 billion cash deal 
announced Aug. 2, Ann Arbor-based 
internet 
security 
company 
Duo 
Security will be acquired by Cisco 
Systems, a multinational information 
technology 
and 
networking 
corporation based in San José.
The acquisition, Cisco’s second-
largest ever, is expected to close during 
the first quarter of the 2019 fiscal 
year. Duo will become part of Cisco’s 
networking and security unit, with 
Dug Song, Duo CEO and co-founder, 
staying on as the company’s general 
manager. There will be no employee 
relocations, and until the deal closes, 
the two companies will continue 
operating separately.
Duo provides cloud-based unified 
security access and multi-factor 
authentication to help secure users 
from cyberattacks. Founded in 2009, 
the company now has locations in 
Ann Arbor, San Mateo, Austin and 
London and reported over $100 
million in annual revenue for 2017. 
Song and co-founder Jon Oberheide 
were named 2017 Entrepreneurs of 
the Year by the Michigan Venture 
Capital Association. 
During its Series D funding round 
in Fall 2017, Duo set a state record 

for venture capital funding, raising 
$70 million from investors including 
Cisco.
Todd Graham, the director of 
security strategy for Cisco and 
a University of Michigan alum, 
said Cisco and Duo grew closer 
personally and professionally after 
the investment. He noted they had 
already been partners for several 
years due to their many similarities 
and shared customers.
“There are many, many customers 
that use our solutions together 
already,” Graham said. “They’ve been 
partnering with us on a certain level – 
on a more basic level – for years now, 
let’s call it three, four years. Really only 
the last year have we been, as part of 
the investment, working to figure 
out how we could work more closely 
together.”
Describing 
the 
acquisition 
of 
Duo as a natural extension of the 
relationship, Graham said the two 
companies offer very compatible 
products. According to Graham, 
Cisco’s Identity Services Engine helps 
protect users of a particular network, 
whereas Duo’s security platforms 
provide access control even when a 
user goes off-network.
“We have provided solutions for 
quite some time that allow you to bring 
the notion of someone’s identity, who 
they are, and create policy around 
them on the network,” Graham 
said. “What we obviously have 
discovered is the world has moved 
to a multi-cloud world.”

Cisco and Duo sign 
$2.35 billion deal 

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