VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Blue Coat Systems has announced it has signed a worldwide agreement with Dimension Data   to deliver its global managed cloud web security service. Dimension Data plans to roll out this new offering worldwide beginning in the first quarter of 2016. Combining Blue Coat’s award-winning Cloud Generation Web Gateway with Dimension Data’s global managed security services portfolio provides customers with real-time threat protection – all without the need for on-site equipment. This new offering also helps organizations deploy new secure, cost-effective cloud service and web applications. In addition, customers are able to enforce consistent global security policies across wired, roaming, and mobile environments... Read more

After the significant acquisition of cloud innovator Elastica by Blue Coat Systems, the company has introduced a new set of cloud generation products and features to its market-leading Blue Coat Security Platform, integrating essential components required for protecting enterprises in today’s rapidly-changing IT environment. These “Cloud Generation” capabilities represent a major evolution of the Secure Web Gateway, combining Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), integrated Web Application Firewall (WAF), and encrypted traffic management (SSL), significantly advancing Blue Coat’s web and cloud security solution. Together with the CloudSOC capabilities from Elastica and the encryption and tokenization technology from the Perspecsys acquisition, Blue Coat’s Cloud Generation Gateway forms a foundation of the Blue Coat Security Platform, leveraging Blue Coat’s expertise in network, security and cloud to ensure protection of both existing ... Read more ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Blue Coat Systems has announced appointment of Michael Fey as President and Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. Fey brings operational and go-to-market expertise that will drive revenue growth and extend the reach of Blue Coat in the market. He will report to Blue Coat CEO Greg Clark. As President and COO, Fey will bring to Blue Coat a critical focus on aligning the company’s leading web security, encryption management, cloud offerings and advanced threat protection solutions with customer requirements. Additionally, he will be responsible for field and customer-facing business operations, and collaborating on strategy. “Blue Coat has successfully established itself as a market leader over the last three years by building an integrated portfolio of security solutions, aggressively acquiring companies to enhance that portfolio and delivering best-in-class threat protection. Now is the time for us to dri...