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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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Broadcom Buys Symantec’s Enterprise Biz.: Good News For Investors; Bad News For Enterprises

Forrester IT

Yesterday, Broadcom announced a definitive deal to acquire the enterprise business of Symantec for $10.7 billion in cash.

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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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Symantec will acquire identity protection firm LifeLock in $2.3B deal

Network World

Aiming to boost its consumer security business, Symantec is acquiring LifeLock, a vendor of identity protection services, for US$2.3 billion in enterprise value. The deal will create what the two companies described as the world’s largest consumer security business with over $2.3 In the U.S.

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Implications of generative AI for enterprise security

CIO Business Intelligence

So, what are its implications for the enterprise and cybersecurity? It is a scientific and engineering game-changer for the enterprise. But the shock of how fast Generative AI applications such as ChatGPT , Bard , and GitHub Pilot emerged seemingly overnight has understandably taken enterprise IT leaders by surprise.

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Wormable flaws in Symantec products expose millions of computers to hacking

Network World

A Google security researcher has found high severity vulnerabilities in enterprise and consumer products from antivirus vendor Symantec that could be easily be exploited by hackers to take control of computers.

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