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What should you know about the Symantec Split

CTOvision

Enterprise IT and cyber security professionals should all track the recent news of Symantec splitting into two publicly traded firms. Before giving our cut, review the official press release here: Symantec Announces New Strategy to Fuel Growth and Plans to Separate into Two Public Industry-Leading Technology Companies.

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Cybersecurity company ExtraHop raises $100M, names new execs

GeekWire

Clark joined the company in October 2023, and ExtraHop announced the hire of Andrews and Vasani in January 2024. LinkedIn Photos) Cybersecurity company ExtraHop announced $100 million in new funding from existing investors, as well as the hiring of two C-suite executives. Andrews is an operating officer with Crosspoint Capital.

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Travelers enlists Symantec to advise cyber insurance customers

Network World

The Travelers insurance company has teamed up with Symantec to give policyholders cyber security assessments and consultation in order to help them manage risks. The self-assessment consists of filling out a 25-question survey and getting a written report of how well their network and data protection stacks up.

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Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: Good or Evil?

CIO Business Intelligence

Generative AI systems are information content development tools, not robots — you can ask such a tool to “Tell me all the common ways to infect a machine,” but you cannot ask it to “Infect these machines at this company.” Symantec Enterprise Cloud enables our customers to enforce their specific Generative AI policies.

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Here are 5 reasons Symantec is buying Blue Coat

Network World

As cyber threats diversify and expand, anti-virus provider Symantec is doing the same. Late Sunday, the company said it would shell out $4.65 Here are five reasons the deal could make sense for Symantec. Two years ago, a Symantec executive even declared that antivirus were "dead."

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Symantec to acquire Blue Coat for $4.65 billion

Network World

Security company Symantec is to acquire Web security provider Blue Coat for US$4.65 billion in cash in a deal that will broaden the portfolio of security technologies the combined company can offer customers as they move to the cloud. Ajei Gopal was appointed as interim president and chief operating officer.

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We Are Living In The Age of the Mega-Breach

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Every year for 19 Years Symantec has produced an Internet Security Threat Report, capturing insights which can inform defenses. With big attacks against, Target, Home Depot, the US Government (and companies that process government clearances) and now Sony, clearly we are in the era of the mega breach. By Katie Kennedy.

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