McAfee to buy network security biz Stonesoft for $389M cash

Security heavyweight McAfee has agreed to acquire network firewall business Stonesoft for $389 million in cash so it can offer more powerful firewall protection to its clients.

Investor: Symantec and McAfee need to scrap anti-virus roots and pivot

Symantec and McAfee need to stop focusing on anti-virus software and start solving bigger problems or they run the risk of becoming obsolete, says KPCB's Ted Schlein.

Palo Alto Networks jumps 31 percent out of the IPO gate

This was a good morning for Palo Alto Networks. The security company went public today, with shares jumping 31 percent from its Thursday-priced $42 a share.

The company debuted at $52.20 a share on the New York Stock Exchange under …

Symantec, Facebook, Salesforce execs want a new firewall for the social age

Today’s younger generation suffers from “continuous partial attention,” Symantec chief executive Enrique Salem said at a security conference today. And it’s going to take a new kind of firewall to protect us, he said; one that doesn’t just pay attention …