FireEye’s acquisition of Mandiant and last month’s acquisition of Norman Shark by Blue Coat Systems reflect the growing awareness among enterprises that they need sophisticated security technologies which go beyond antivirus and traditional perimeter-based defenses. Thanks to the growing number of cyber-attacks, data breaches, and network intrusions against practically every industry sector, enterprises are realizing […]

Security firm Blue Coat Systems said on Wednesday that it has acquired Norman Shark, a provider of malware analysis solutions, for an undisclosed sum. According to Blue Coat, the acquisition unites Norman’s sandboxing technology with Blue Coat’s Advanced Threat Protection solution to help customers identify and defend against advanced threats. Norman Shark was spun off […]