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Talk of Broadcom Buyout of Symantec Puts Broader IT Focus Into View

Xconomy

Broadcom is once, twice, three times a multi-billion-dollar dealmaker (well, basically) in the past year if it follows through on its reported talks to acquire Mountain View, CA-based cybersecurity giant Symantec. Though it is one of the largest cybersecurity software providers, Symantec is.

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$100M Round Turns San Diego’s Seismic into Region’s Newest Unicorn

Xconomy

The venture investment, which the San Diego startup announced Tuesday, is one of only a few so-called mega-rounds—$100 million or more—recorded this year in the region. (In Thompson to its board of directors. In Southern California, rounds that large are more often raised by life sciences companies.)

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Europe’s New Data Privacy Rules Nourish U.S. Privacy Tech Sector

Xconomy

Take a look at this blurb for a session about data privacy at the upcoming RSA conference on cybersecurity. It sounds a polite warning: “The importance of privacy is often alluded to in generalized, value-laden terms that, while sincere, don’t necessarily help privacy be taken seriously in the enterprise risk management process.”