Blue Coat stories

ExtraHop snaps up new local VP of sales to drive growth
Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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The company says Kuo’s appointment compliments their recent growth within the APAC region.

Intel Security looks to rally channel with "edgier" McAfee brand
Wed, 16th Nov 2016
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"The initiative will add valuable experience and alliances as McAfee rejoins the security market as a leading pure play vendor.”

Symantec Partner Engage 2016: Regional partner award winners
Fri, 4th Nov 2016
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A highlight of the event was the Partner awards, which recognise the commitment and dedication of Symantec and Blue Coat partners - here's who won.

Bigger is better: Symantec announces world’s largest set of threat data
Wed, 2nd Nov 2016
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Following their acquisition of Blue Coat just three months ago, Symantec recently announced the first positive spin-off.

Symantec: Blue Coat acquisition a “work in progress”
Wed, 2nd Nov 2016
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Symantec's Global Partner Sales vice president spoke at a media briefing about what their acquisition of Blue Coat will mean for partners.

Blue Coat to the rescue: Symantec’s declining revenue ‘will end’
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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"The joining of Blue Coat and Symantec will solve many of Symantec’s existing portfolio and delivery problems."

Major spike in Malware encryption, Blue Coat finds
Mon, 8th Aug 2016
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encryption
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“Our researchers’ findings reveal what many have long suspected – that SSL traffic as a primary channel for malware is dramatically increasing."

Blue Coat enhances its security analytics tool kit
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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security analytics
"Cyber security professionals need relevant, complete and actionable information – before the alert sounds,"

Symantec promising profitability, predictability and new potential post-merger
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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Symantec's Blue Coat acquisition opens new doors for partners says Symantec's global channel boss, who is promising predictability and profitability.

Three of the most common myths about SSL encryption
Thu, 7th Jul 2016
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Delving into the world of SSL Encryption, here are some of the myths that persist about SSL traffic as well as the SSL blind spot.

Who made the cut: Gartner's Magic Quadrant 2016
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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Gartner's Magic Quadrant has been the benchmark for companies within the IT industry, as it recognises some of the best providers and vendors.

Symantec's acquisition of Blue Coat to amplify cybersecurity protection
Mon, 13th Jun 2016
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Symantec has announced its acquisition of cloud security provider Blue Coat for $4.65 billion, strengthening cyber protection for Symantec customers.

7 modern security problems you can solve with Encrypted Traffic Management
Thu, 9th Jun 2016
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firewall
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network management
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encryption
Blue Coat has identified a few challenges plaguing security and network teams and how the right Encrypted Traffic Management solutions can help.

CAUTION: The SSL blind spot is growing
Mon, 16th May 2016
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encryption
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The use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption is growing fast - which is both good and bad.

Australia first to get DiData Blue Coat cloud security service
Wed, 4th May 2016
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Dimension Data and Blue Coat's managed cloud security service, designed to extend web security controls to the cloud, is rolling out first in Aussie.

Enterprise security is changing. Today, it's all about visibility and control
Mon, 18th Apr 2016
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network management
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Blue Coat has introduced a new set of cloud security capabilities and services for enterprises and governments to improve the security platform.

Blue Coat endorses Aussie Govt cyber security strategy
Fri, 15th Apr 2016
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cybersecurity
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australian government
“Whatever the outcomes of the strategy, it is positive that the government is taking the cyber threat to Australia seriously."

Blue Coat dominates network security forensics market
Thu, 7th Apr 2016
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Blue Coat has been acknowledged for its dominance in the global network security forensics market, winning Frost & Sullivan's Leadership Award.

Blue Coat Systems dominates network security forensics market
Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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"Blue Coat's mission is to provide enterprises a way to not only block attacks before they happen, but track, respond to and mitigate any attacks."

Blue Coat and NetApp join forces to launch high-density storage solution
Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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“By integrating a security analytics solution with high-density storage from NetApp, Blue Coat is enabling our customers to conduct faster analysis."

Shadow data could cost organisations millions
Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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document management
The threat of shadow data in the enterprise is on the rise as cloud app usage surges, opening organisations to $1.9 million in potential losses.

Blue Coat and Dimension Data team up: Target cloud web security space
Mon, 7th Dec 2015
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internet
“As our clients are increasingly choosing to migrate critical data to the cloud, we are seeing growing demand for the provision of web security."

Blue Coat strengthens cloud security play with Elastica acquisition
Wed, 11th Nov 2015
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Blue Coat Systems is acquiring cloud security company Elastica for US$280 million in a move designed to strenghten the security vendor’s cloud play.

Blue Coat sounds alarm on escalating mobile malware
Wed, 4th Nov 2015
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Blue Coat Systems has sounded the alarm for individual and organisations to strengthen mobile device defences after seeing an escalation in attacks.