Since Web filtering and network monitoring gear from Blue Coat Systems turned up in Syria last month, the company has been scrambling to avoid a reputation as an Internet arms provider to the world's ...

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Web security provider Blue Coat Systems — itself acquired in a $1.3 billion deal by Thoma Bravo at the end of December 2011 — is making an acquisition today: it’s buying Solera Networks, a specialist ...

Being asked why I would take Cisco over Blue Coat in a choice of vendors and products has led me to the following reasons. I would hope that the marketing teams of both companies who take so much time ...

SINGAPORE--The surefire way to eradicate spyware is to take away its profit motive, according to a top official from security vendor Blue Coat. Speaking on the sidelines of the Asian Internet Security ...

The cyber security industry got a boost on Sunday as Symantec said it would acquire Blue Coat for $4.6 billion. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter, the companies jointly announced. The ...

(Reuters) - Technology security firm Symantec Corp said it would buy privately held cyber security company Blue Coat for $4.65 billion (3.27 billion pounds) in a cash deal that will ramp up Symantec's ...