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M&A
Broadcom Buys Symantec’s Enterprise Security Business for $10.7B
The deal comes less than a month after a full merger fell apart over price disagreements.
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Lauren Muskett
| August 9, 2019
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People
Symantec Beats Earnings Estimates, CFO to Resign
The announcement on Noviello’s departure was made as the company stated it outperformed profit and revenue estimates in the last quarter
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Lauren Muskett
| February 1, 2019
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Financial Performance
Symantec Stock Dives on News of Internal Probe
The cybersecurity firm discloses the audit committee of its board has begun an investigation of "concerns raised by a former employee."
By
Matthew Heller
| May 14, 2018
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The Cloud
Symantec Acquires Israeli Startup Fireglass
Symantec CEO Greg Clark said ‘browser isolation’ will be a core component of cyber defense in the cloud-based world.
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William Sprouse
| July 6, 2017
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Corporate Finance
Do You Even Know What Cyber Defense Is?
The defensive posture of many companies is targeted at preventing malware and insider attacks, not cyberattacks.
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Bob Shaker
| June 23, 2017
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Technology
Symantec Bets $2.3B on Identity Theft Protection
The maker of Norton antivirus software is acquiring LifeLock in a move to further diversify its computer security offerings.
By
Matthew Heller
| November 21, 2016
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Technology
The Business of Cyber Crime
Picture professional hacking outfits where employees work 9 to 5 and have call centers to help them.
By
David Katz
| November 2, 2016
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The Cloud
Symantec Expands to Cloud With Blue Coat Buy
The $4.65 billion deal combines Symantec's antivirus software for PCs with Blue Coat's cloud-based cybersecurity offerings.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| June 13, 2016
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Turnarounds
PE Firm Invests $500 Million in Symantec
Silver Lake has a history of helping to revive technology companies that "have fallen out of favor or stalled for various reasons."
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| February 5, 2016
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Risk
Symantec Agrees to Accept $1B Less for Veritas
The new agreement will boost the equity portion of the deal to 40% from 33%.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 21, 2016
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Tech
Symantec Sells Veritas For $8B
The computer security company bought Veritas, a storage software firm, in 2005 for $13.5 billion.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| August 11, 2015
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Technology
Symantec Acquires Cyber Security Experts From Boeing
Unable to penetrate commercial cyber security markets, Boeing unloads 65 Narus engineers and data scientists.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 12, 2015
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The Cloud
CIOs See Modest Growth in IT Budgets
Seventy-five percent of chief information officers said increased spending on security was their top priority for 2015.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 7, 2015
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Strategy
Spin-offs Dent Credit Ratings
Shareholders may greet some spin-off transactions warmly, but creditors may see only downside risks.
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Vincent Ryan
| October 10, 2014
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Tech
Did Home Depot’s Outdated Software Help Hackers?
Former staffers allege management's aversion to spending money on state-of-the-art security could have been a factor in the recent breach.
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Iris Dorbian
| September 16, 2014
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