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Symantec Finally Agrees With Everyone Else In The Security Community: Says Antivirus Software Is Dead

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As a technologist I have long respected Symantec and their many capabilities (they do far more than antivirus, see the list here). Architecture CTO Cyber Security DoD and IC Research antivirus Computer security Fixmo Hexis Information security invincea Symantec Triumfant Wall Street Journal' To read more please log in.

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What should you know about the Symantec Split

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Enterprise IT and cyber security professionals should all track the recent news of Symantec splitting into two publicly traded firms. Before giving our cut, review the official press release here: Symantec Announces New Strategy to Fuel Growth and Plans to Separate into Two Public Industry-Leading Technology Companies.

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Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec Found the Cyber Threat Alliance

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In what could be a very virtuous trend, four of the cyber security industry’s leading tech vendors (Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec) have established a consortium focused on the furtherance of the art and science of cyber threat intelligence. McAfee and Symantec join Cyber Threat Alliance (net-security.org).

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Cybersecurity company ExtraHop raises $100M, names new execs

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The company also announced Tuesday that Marc Andrews is taking the role of chief revenue officer. He previously led global sales at cybersecurity companies Symantec and Blue Coat Systems. Andrews is an operating officer with Crosspoint Capital. Kanaiya Vasani is joining as chief product officer.

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Bidding Open on DHS’ $6B Security Hub, House report stresses sharing

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Google Play store inundated with scam apps, Symantec says – “A steady stream of questionable applications is flowing daily into Google’s Play store for Android devices, according to security vendor Symantec.” ” Symantec believes that they have found at least 1200 malicious apps in the last seven months.

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Leon Panetta Warns of Cyber Pearl Harbor: and a CTO gives him a polite earful

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By Bob Gourley Leon Panetta spoke today at the Symantec government conference in DC. Analysis CTO Cyber Security DoD and IC Computer security Cyberwarfare Hurricane Sandy Leon Panetta Panetta Pearl Harbor Winn Schwartau' I believe that. He has spent his entire adult life proving that. He is a fantastic speaker. Was I right to try?

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Barracuda, ReversingLabs, Telefonica and Zscaler Join Cyber Threat Alliance

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February 13, 2015 – Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), McAfee Labs, Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW) and Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), co-founders of the industry’s first cyber threat alliance, today announced that Barracuda Networks, Inc. ABOUT SYMANTEC. Ninety-nine percent of Fortune 500 companies are Symantec customers. Santa Clara, Calif.,

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