May 31, 2013 - By Tim Chiu
Last week, we announced that we had entered into an agreement to acquire Solera Networks, the leader in big data security intelligence and analytics for advanced threat protection. Today, we have officially closed the acquisition and are beginning to integrate the company and its team into Blue Coat.
This is big news for us and bigger news for our customers. Now, from a single source, they will be able to get the tools they need to gain real-time visibility into security events and threats, as well as the critical context and content needed to swiftly identify, respond to and recover from a security breach or advanced targeted attack.
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May 30, 2013 - By Jeff Brainard
If you need to speed up your network, you need to buy more bandwidth. Pretty obvious? Not so fast. There’s a more cost-effective way to hit the accelerator on network performance (not to mention save a ton of money) – even for bandwidth-hungry applications such as video, large file updates and dynamic web 2.0 content. It’s called caching, and it’s catching on with the Internet access providers around the world.
In addition to achieving a rapid return on investment (ROI) based on bandwidth and backhaul savings, caching appliances speed up page load and download times by positioning content closer to the users,...
May 21, 2013 - By bluecoat-admin | Co-Authored By Phil Hochmuth, Program Manager, Security Products Research, IDC
Few business technology users associate IT security with "business enablement". For most users the term "roadblock" more likely comes to mind. If done right, however, security can change an organization’s risk/reward equation for how it uses emerging technologies — such as cloud and mobility — that can ultimately drive new levels of productivity and efficiency. Unfortunately, the IT security industry's track record here isn't stellar, thought this is starting to change.
At its worst, IT security has been a burdensome and immeasurable cost center that slows down business initiatives. The norm for...
May 17, 2013 - By Mark Urban
We've seen some recent stories that mischaracterize the purpose and use of PacketShaper, so we wanted to take a few moments to explain how companies, schools, hospitals and libraries use it.
PacketShaper is not a surveillance product. It’s a tool that helps companies assure performance of key applications and troubleshoot problems on their network. It enables enterprises to allocate bandwidth at the application and content level, and it can guarantee that mission-critical applications get priority over less important traffic or reserve specific bandwidth for key applications. PacketShaper classifies traffic by distinguishing...
May 9, 2013 - By John Yun
You need to offer Wi-Fi access to your customers, vendors, partners and others who enter your offices or stores. This service is no longer a simple convenience, but rather an expected capability when competing in today’s world.It may help to put the ubiquity of Wi-Fi access in perspective when you think about your own experience as a Wi-Fi user - you have probably taken advantage of Wi-Fi access when traveling, shopping, sipping coffee or even waiting for your dentist to see you. In today’s world, Wi-Fi is an important feature whether you are in the hospitality industry, (free, in-room Internet access ranks as the most desired...
May 9, 2013 - By Tim Chiu
Blue Coat’s acquisition of Netronome SSL appliances makes it easier to see and act on security risks you may have been missing.You may have seen the news that Blue Coat has acquired Netronome’s SSL appliances. But you may have missed the deeper significance to you.Now you can have visibility into all the encrypted SSL traffic on your network—at extremely high performance—so you can inspect it, identify potentially nefarious activities, and feed the intelligence to an ecosystem of security application vendors—all through Blue Coat.This is an important capability for today’s networks. Web and SSL traffic can...
April 15, 2013 - By John Yun
To combat Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), many CISOs are trying to get a handle on their web security, which is where most of today’s attacks originate. In fact, when ESG polled security professionals, more than three-quarters (77%) agreed that employee access to social networking sites increased the likelihood of a sophisticated attack. As a result, many CISOs are actively investing in web security technologies to try to mitigate their risks.What are they deploying? Close to half (49%) of those who said they are investing in new security technologies as a result of APTs, purchased Web gateways to block suspicious URLs and web...
March 28, 2013 - By John Yun
The World Wide Web has become one of the most effective vectors for malware distribution, thanks to its scale (634 million web sites as of Dec. 2012) and ever-changing nature (in 2012 alone, 51 million websites were added to the web and the average web page grew 35%[1]). That’s a lot of places for attackers to hide to try to launch their attacks; it’s one reason we saw a 90% increase in web threats between 2010 and 2011!The problem is web-based malware often circumvents traditional security controls, such as endpoint security software, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) and spam filters. Attackers prey on the...
March 6, 2013 - By Sasi Murthy
BYOD and mobility dominated the conversation at RSA once again this year in a clear indication that the industry is still trying to determine the best way to extend security to mobile devices owned by employees. This is the third year running for this topic, and it’s clear why – mobile threats are becoming a bigger problem.Recently, we reviewed the mobile threat landscape in our 2013 Mobile Malware Report, examining the threats, the behavior that makes users vulnerable to these threats and the tactics cybercriminals are deploying to target users.There are predominantly two types of mobile threats today: Classic threats such...
February 15, 2013 - By David Murphy
Blue Coat products make the Internet safeBlue Coat develops products that enable a safe and productive Internet experience, which is essential in today’s environment where malware and viruses can inflict serious harm. Our customers include 86% of the FORTUNE Global 500 companies as well as schools, hospitals, non-profit organizations and other public agencies. Our commitment to providing products that enable a safe and productive Internet experience extends to the home as well, through our free Internet filter and parental control software product called K9 Web Protection.Internet security technology is essentialUnited States...
