Symantec Corp.
The No. 1 security vendor in the market. The company is best known for its Norton franchise.
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In this week's Q&A, I chat with Mikko Hypponen, the Chief Research Officer of F-Secure on the current state of the cybercrime ecosystem.
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Security researchers from Sophos are reporting on an intercepted Comcast-themed phishing email, which contains a valid TRUSTe seal.
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Security researchers from Kaspersky have profiled a new SpyEye plugin known as flashcamcontrol.dll which takes control of the victim's webcam and microphone.
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Security researchers from Trusteer have intercepted a Tatanga malware variant capable of bypassing SMS based transaction authentication protection.
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Anonymous has apparently hacked the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics and posted 1.7GB of data belonging to the agency on The Pirate Bay. This is a Monday Mail Mayhem release.
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Symantec's Q4 earnings: revenue weak; eyeing cloud, mobile, SMBs
Symantec's flat fourth quarter earnings demonstrate a company in transition, switching business models from licenses to subscriptions. But to turn a corner, you've got to slow down.
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The malware numbers game: how many viruses are out there?
How many distinct strains of malware are in circulation today? If you said hundreds of thousands or millions, you're way off. A close look at numbers from one leading security company helps...
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Huawei Symantec: you're only as good as your partners
Computer security firm Symantec saw potential in a partnership with China's Huawei. The U.S. government saw a security liability.
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Symantec to buy mobile app management firm Nukona
Symantec is to acquire Nukona, a mobile application management software company, in the hope it will bolster the security giant's mobile device scope in the 'BYOD' era.
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Symantec announces global backup applications
Symantec has announced a new global backup service in an attempt to streamline and cut expenditure required for multiple solutions.
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Anonymous leaks Symantec's Norton anti-virus source code
Anonymous has released what appears to be the source code from Norton Antivirus 2006, in what could be a seriously damaging exercise for Symantec.
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Anonymous reacts to Symantec Trojan report
Anonymous has reacted to Symantec's report detailing how the organization was tricked into installing the Zeus Trojan. The organization did not have one clear message to send out.
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Verizon offers glimpse of its 2011 security investigations
The Verizon 2011 Investigative Response Caseload Review is intended to serve as a preview to the caseloads and findings from security breaches that Verizon investigated itself last year.
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In battling cyberattacks, public-private partnerships the best weapons? (video)
International cyberattacks and digital warfare are not only concerns for the government to deal with, but for the private sector too.
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Data-centric security approach becomes major focus at RSA 2012
Data is intertwined with every security topic and concern, but it is ever more so these days as data can be shared so easily.
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Symantec CEO: Companies must avoid 'lockdown' (video)
The "digital native" generation is going to change how the world does business, according to Symantec CEO and president Enrique Salem.
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Symantec CEO: Companies must avoid 'lockdown'
At the RSA conference in San Francisco, Symantec CEO Enrique Salem says companies' need to move away from "lockdown" strategies restricting personal devices at work, and focus instead on securing...
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Symantec CEO: 'Digital natives' will change how we do business
One trend emerging -- primarily thanks to digital natives -- is "BYOD," or bring your own device to work, blurring the lines between personal and business.
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Symantec partners with VMware, Salesforce.com on new security controls
Symantec teams with VMware and Salesforce.com on new security solutions and integrated features for cloud and virtualization platforms.
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Symantec survey shows surge in mobile apps, switching IT focus
Symantec's 2012 State of Mobility survey shows that mobile use within corporations is rapidly becoming mainstream.
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Extortion failed - Anonymous posts Symantec source code
Anonymous activists have released source code for Symantec's PCAnywhere onto the Pirate Bay file-sharing website after an extortion attempt apparently failed.
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Hackers: $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
As part of a sting operation, Symantec told a hacker group that it would pay $50,000 to keep the source code off the Internet.
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Symantec says it's safe to use pcAnywhere again
Last week Symantec told some 50,000 pcAnywhere users to stop using the software until it could fix a critical security flaw. Those patches are now available, and the company is offering free...
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Millions caught up in Android botnet
More malware found lurking in the official Google Android market.
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Major Symantec breach highlights risks of running old software
Symantec says it has fewer than 50,000 users of pcAnywhere, a remote-access program that has been around for decades. It now says, for safety's sake, those users should pull the plug. Immediately.
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