As announced earlier this week, Symantec has entered into an agreement to acquire Blue Coat. This transaction marks a major milestone for Symantec and will be a game change for the cybersecurity industry. With this announcement, we will continue to uphold the integrity of Symantec's public certification authority and ensure that it will not be impacted as a result of the transaction. Until the acquisition is complete, Symantec and Blue Coat will continue to operate as two separate companies. Once the transaction is complete, Symantec’s public CA infrastructure and capabilities will continue to have the appropriate separation and independence from Blue Coat’s technology and products. In addition, policies and governance will be established to ensure the public CA operations will not be used to facilitate packet inspection in the Blue Coat offerings that will become a part of Symantec’ portfolio.
To help clarify any questions regarding Blue Coat’s Intermediate CA with Symantec, we’ve posted a blog.