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Is the Future of Cybersecurity in M&A?

Xconomy

Last month Symantec announced its plans to buy Blue Coat for $4.7 The bigger public players – Cisco, Check Point, HP, IBM, Symantec, and others – need to continually add to their arsenal of security solutions as the threat landscape continues to evolve. Symantec Forces the Industry to Stay Competitive. Why is this happening?

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New Cybersecurity Alliance Continues Trend of Industry Collaboration

Xconomy

IBM bought Resilient Systems , Cisco Systems snapped up CloudLock , Symantec acquired Blue Coat , and Carbon Black purchased Confer , to name a few. Cyber industry alliances, the thinking goes, could make customers’ cyber defenses stronger and easier to manage. We know our customers are managing multiple solutions and vendors.

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