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Nico Popp, former senior vice president for cloud and information protection at Symantec, has been named chief product officer of cybersecurity company Forcepoint.
Read More »Former Symantec Exec Nico Popp Joins Forcepoint as Chief Product Officer
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Accenture Strikes Deal With Broadcom for Symantec’s Cyber Services Business; Julie Sweet Quoted
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to purchase Symantec’s cybersecurity services business from Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) for an undisclosed sum.
Read More »Symantec’s Aubrey Merchant-Dest: Interoperability Could Improve Agency IT Security Posture
Aubrey Merchant-Dest, federal chief technology officer at Symantec, has said government agencies should work to achieve interoperability to improve their security posture, address tool complexity, reduce costs and establish a framework to leverage automation.
Read More »Broadcom Closes $10.7B Buy of Symantec’s Enterprise Security Assets; Rick Hill, Hock Tan Quoted
Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) has wrapped up its acquisition of Symantec’s (Nasdaq: SYMC) enterprise security assets for approximately $10.7B.
Read More »Former Symantec Federal VP Chris Townsend Joins Software Maker UiPath
Chris Townsend, former vice president of Symantec's (Nasdaq: SYMC) federal sales and operations, has been appointed as area VP for federal at robotic process automation software developer UiPath, G2XChange ETC reported Thursday.
Read More »Broadcom Strikes $10.7B Cash Deal for Symantec’s Enterprise Security Assets; Rick Hill Quoted
Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) has agreed to acquire Symantec's (Nasdaq: SYMC) enterprise security assets for approximately $10.7B in cash. The transaction includes the acquisition of the Symantec name and is expected to conclude before the end of calendar year 2019, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, Symantec said Thursday.
Read More »Joseph Mara Returns to Symantec as VP for State & Local Gov’t, Education Markets
Joseph Mara, who held public sector sales positions at Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), has returned to the company as vice president for state and local government and education markets in the Americas.
Read More »Report: Broadcom Eyes $22B Takeover of Symantec
Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) has determined cost savings and received financing to support its plan to acquire cybersecurity firm Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) in an all-cash transaction including debt valued at more than $22B, Bloomberg reported Monday.
Read More »Richard Hill Named Symantec Interim President, CEO; Vincent Pilette Appointed EVP, CFO
Richard Hill, a board member at Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) since January, has been named interim president and CEO of the Mountain View, Calif.-based cybersecurity company. He replaces Greg Clark, who stepped down after three years at the helm, as the company begins its search for a full-time CEO, Symantec said …
Read More »Former IBM Exec Andrew Borene Appointed Symantec National Security Group Head
Andrew Borene, a certified information systems security professional and former IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive, has been appointed senior director of the federal national security group at Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC). He will lead a team that offers integrated technology platforms and services meant to help government clients defend against cyber threats, …
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