After Cisco (CSCO) announced it will acquire privately held Duo Security for $2.35B, JPMorgan analyst Sterling Auty offered his view on the read-through from the deal to Okta (OKTA) and ForeScout (FSCT). Duo Security is best known for its multi-factor authentication, and MFA is only one out of six products that Okta offers, said Auty, who does not see the deal having a major impact on Okta. ForeScout has long competed with Cisco for network access control and the Duo deal does have the potential to bolster Cisco's capabilities in this area, Auty said. However, he does not see this transaction having a meaningful near- or mid-term impact, as he contends that ForeScout has "moved well beyond" its original use case. Auty has Overweight ratings on both Okta and ForeScout.