40 percent

Year-over-year increase in fourth-quarter revenue for Symantec's enterprise security business. Helped by its 2016 acquisition of Blue Coat Systems, Symantec says it's surging in the cloud security market and believes more growth lies ahead over the next 12 months. Company executives, in announcing fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal year 2017 results, credited an improving competitive landscape and market outlook for its enterprise security offerings, especially as business customers look toward more cloud-based security options.