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Chipmaker Broadcom is in talks to buy cybersecurity company Symantec: Report

A deal would expand Broadcom’s push into software a year after its $18.9 billion deal to buy US business software company CA Inc Chipmaker Broadcom Inc is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity firm, Symantec Corp, according to sources familiar with the matter, as Broadcom seeks to diversify beyond semiconductors. A deal would expand Broadcom’s push into software a year …

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New York CNN — Chinese hackers acquired and used National Security Agency hacking tools in 2016 and used them to carry out cyberattacks, a new report has found. In the report, the cybersecurity company Symantec claims that a Chinese hacker group associated with Chinese government intelligence conducted a hacking campaign using a tool that at the time was only known …

The technology works by creating a secure remote execution environment between users and malicious content. Cyber-security giant Symantec Corp on 18 July introduced a new solution based on threat isolation technology which blocks advanced email attacks on end-user devices. Named “Email Threat Isolation”, the solution helps protect users against spear phishing, credential theft, account takeover and ransomware attacks, the company …