Symantec under Broadcom’s control for the past 2.5 years presents a cautionary tale for CISOs currently using VMware’s security technology. Broadcom reportedly put VMware squarely in its acquisition crosshairs, with Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and others reporting that the semiconductor giant is in talks to acquire Palo Alto, California-based virtualization and cloud behemoth VMware. Cybersecurity isn’t a primary revenue stream for either Broadcom or VMware, both technology firms have sizable security businesses.”]