Intel: Chip Group wants to sell IT security division – Handelsblatt

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Once planned Intel buying McAfee to integrate security features directly into its chips. But now likely chipmaker media reports the to part of its IT security division

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London / Santa Clara Intel provides according to a newspaper report that the IT security division to the test. One option is the sale, wrote the “Financial Times” on Monday, citing informed people. An acknowledgment of Intel initially was not available. 2010 chip manufacturers took over the erstwhile industry pioneer McAfee for $ 7.7 billion. The division called the company in Intel Security to, the name McAfee was however still used for some products.

The business of IT security is considered in view of the growing threat of cyber attacks among financial investors as lucrative. According to the report, a group of private equity firms is interested to take joint Intel’s security division – with the proviso that the price settles at the then purchase price or slightly higher

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