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Defence giant Raytheon has agreed a deal with Vista Equity Partners to form a new company combining Websense with Raytheon Cyber Products. The new joint venture (Raysense? Webtheon?) will combine Raytheon Cyber Products with Websense's TRITON line of web filtering and other enterprise security products. Raytheon – known for …

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  1. Tom Maddox Silver badge
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    Sounds good

    I'm assuming Websense will feed data back into the military-industrial complex, allowing for automated drone or cruise missile strikes against potential malefactors such as malware writers, spammers, or crackers. I support this integration and can see no reason why anything might go wrong.

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    1. Robert Helpmann??
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      Childcatcher

      Re: An anagram

      I prefer "Absentee When Rosy" which I suppose is better than "Nosy Beneath Sewer," but whatever works for you.

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    Blocked by Websense

    Reason: Weapons

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Blocked by Websense

    Reason: who ever knows!!

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Blocked by Websense

      Reason: who ever knows!!

      Hey - maintaining my Websense white- and blacklists has become one of my favorite hobbies. At least judging by the time I spend on it.

      Glad Raytheon are promising "defence-grade [sic] cybersecurity [ugh]", though. If it's not defense-grade, it's not good enough! Also it should be "unicorn-grade" and "ontologically purple", since those phrases are just as meaningful.

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  5. Anonymous Coward
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    Suckers

    Should've done their research. Money wasted on a company that has a load of products that are not fit for purpose. Whatever Raytheon's plans are for this acquisition, they are unlikely to be realised.

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