Updated Apr 22, 2026
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Blue Coat Systems acquired by Symantec

Ranked #555 of 1,000+ cybersecurity companies
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Overview

Acquired By
NortonLifeLock
Legal Name
Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
Founded
1996
Crunchbase Rank
#454190
Also Known As
cacheflow

Symantec Enterprise Security Products are now part of Broadcom. The consumer division is now NortonLifeLock Inc.

Blue Coat, founded in 1996 (formerly CacheFlow) and now part of Symantec—the global cybersecurity leader—delivers an integrated advanced enterprise security platform that protects 15,000 organizations, including most of the world’s largest companies, across network and cloud from advanced threats.

Industries
Computer and Network Security
Type
Public Company

Company Size

Employees
 
212
Range201–500 employees
110K+

Affiliated Organizations

SymantecAffiliate

Headquarters

384 Santa Trinita Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Followers

 
30,374

Press Coverage

DateArticlePublisher
Nov 12, 2023Origin Energy and BlueFloat partner for Hunter Offshore Wind ZoneNewcastle Herald
May 16, 2023Bluecoat Gin Targets Media To Reach MillennialsMediaPost.com
Apr 11, 2022Twenty7Tec in merger discussions with BluecoatFinextra
Nov 30, 2020Ready to switch from Broadcom?CSO Online
Sep 29, 2020Axis Security closes $32 million series B to meet WFH-generated demandCTech
Jun 25, 2020Man-in-the-middle biz Blue Coat bought by Symantec: Infosec bods are worriedThe Register
Jun 18, 2018Sixers name Connor Johnson coach of G-League's Delaware Blue CoatsPhilly.com
Oct 3, 2017Global Web Content Filtering Market, 2025PRNewswire UK All
Jul 7, 2017Symantec Buys Israel’s Fireglass for an Estimated $250 MillionHaaretz
Jul 6, 2017MORGAN STANLEY: 8 stocks that could pop 10% while helping solve global issuesBusiness Insider (tech)

Specialties

Business Assurance TechnologyBYODApplication AccelerationSecure Web GatewayAnti-MalwarePacket ShapingTCPProxyProxiesURL FilteringWAN OptimizationCloud Access Security Broker (CASB)Cloud Data Protection

Categories

Cloud SecurityNetwork SecuritySecuritySoftware

Event Appearances

8 events · 6 sponsor · 2 exhibitor
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Gold Coast 2016
Oct 24, 2016·Exhibitor
Dreamforce 2016
Oct 4, 2016·Sponsor
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit Sao Paulo 2016
Aug 2, 2016·Sponsor
Black Hat USA 2016
Jul 30, 2016·Sponsor
RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan 2016
Jul 20, 2016·Exhibitor
DerbyCon
Sep 23, 2015·Sponsor
Executive Alliance's Security Leaders Summit 2015
Sep 15, 2015·Sponsor
Black Hat USA 2015
Aug 1, 2015·Sponsor