Blue Coat has unvelied a new plan to rebuild its position inthe WAN optimisation market and announced the appointment of David Murphy as new president and COO. After February’s announcement that Blue Coat would be acquired by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo, which both makes Blue Coat a private…
Blue Coat Systems taken private for $1.3 billion cash
Security vendor Blue Coat Systems is once again a private company after the company’s shareholders confirmed a December takeover that values the company at $1.3 billion (£830 million). The acquisition by private equity company Thoma Bravo brings full circle over a decade of quoted existence after Blue Coat (then called…
South Bay Blue Star Moms hit in Lucky credit scam
Active military service members and homeless veterans are among the victims of a credit card-skimming scam that affected customers at 24 Bay Area Lucky supermarkets. Thieves swiped several thousand dollars from the… View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
2 arrested on credit card fraud charges related to Blue Hills car break-ins
State Police arrested two people on numerous credit card fraud charges following a rash of car break-ins over the past few months in the Blue Hills Reservation. Troopers arrested William Fox, 37, of Hyde Park and Ashley Pina, 32, of Bridgewater on Saturday on charges including larceny, conspiracy, credit card…
Apple and Google told to improve smartphone security by Blue Coat
Blue Coat US vice president of cloud services Anthony James says the practice of “security by obscurity” on Apple iOS needs to improve as smartphone adoption increases, while he also criticised Google Android for its open operating system. James, an ex-pat Australian who has worked in the US for 10…
Would-be robber ID’d by bright blue eyes
Associated Press AVALON, Pa. — Police in a Pittsburgh suburb say a man’s bright blue eyes helped a convenience store clerk identify him as a would-be robber. Nineteen-year-old Conor McClelland, of Bellevue, is charged with walking into a Marathon Quik Serve gas station last week and demanding cash. The clerk…
Police: Would-be robber ID’d by bright blue eyes
Associated Press AVALON, Pa. — Police in a Pittsburgh suburb say a man’s bright blue eyes helped a convenience store clerk identify him as a would-be robber. Nineteen-year-old Conor McClelland, of Bellevue, is charged with walking into a Marathon Quik Serve gas station last week and demanding cash. The clerk…