CTOvision

OCTOBER 9, 2014

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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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

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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Network World

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

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

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 9, 2022

Experts and Symantec have found evidence that popular vaccine passport apps hand over personal information with zero encryption, along with other risky behaviors. The post Your COVID-19 digital passport might be a security risk appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Network World

MAY 17, 2016

The antivirus engine used in multiple Symantec products has an easy-to-exploit vulnerability that could allow hackers to easily compromise computers. The flaw was fixed by Symantec in Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) version 20151.1.1.4, released Monday via LiveUpdate. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Forrester IT

MARCH 13, 2024

What is Broadcom planning to do with VMware’s Carbon Black unit? Find out in this blog covering the plan to integrate Carbon Black with Broadcom's existing product lineup.

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Network World

JUNE 29, 2016

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. They highlight the poor state of software security in the antivirus world, something that has been noted by researchers.

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Data Center Knowledge

MARCH 4, 2014

Looker Datafold Engine empowers analysts with more meaningful insights through its in-database architecture, Symantec uses Splunk software to boost its security intelligence operations, and CommVault''s Simpana 10 software has achieved certified integration with the SAP HANA platform. Big Data commvault looker sap splunk Symantec'

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Network World

AUGUST 1, 2024

dope.security is one of Network World’s 7 network security startups to watch for 2024. It rearchitected the traditional secure web gateway (SWG) to avoid routing traffic through cloud data centers. Many legacy security solutions don’t have the ability to fully investigate and respond to cloud and SaaS threats.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As it stands today, most Generative AI tools do not have concrete data security policies for user-provided data. Symantec DLP Cloud extends Generative AI Protection for enterprises, with the capabilities they need to discover, and subsequently monitor and control, interaction with generative AI tools within their organizations.

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Network World

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Oracle is not the first company that comes to mind when you think of enterprise security, but the company announced at its recent OpenWorld conference new products with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities to quickly identify security threats.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Every year for 19 Years Symantec has produced an Internet Security Threat Report, capturing insights which can inform defenses. Symantec is known for their Global Intelligence Network , a monitoring capability made up of more than 41 million attack sensors. By Katie Kennedy. The Key Findings of the 2014 Report: .

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CTOvision

JULY 29, 2013

The fact that more key sensors in ICS systems are found to be vulnerable is evidence of the inherent weaknesses in these systems and the need to secure them. Via Net Security, more here. ” Symantec believes that they have found at least 1200 malicious apps in the last seven months. Via ComputerWorld, more here.

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Forrester IT

AUGUST 9, 2019

Yesterday, Broadcom announced a definitive deal to acquire the enterprise business of Symantec for $10.7 This deal caps weeks of speculation that Symantec was in play, initiated in May 2019 following the sudden resignation of Symantec CEO Greg Clarke in May and a downward revision to Symantec’s FY20 revenue guidance earlier in […].

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Network World

AUGUST 27, 2024

The generative AI tool is called Project Cypress, and it was announced last year as a tech preview, says Umesh Mahajan, vice president and general manager for application networking and security at Broadcom, which completed its acquisition of VMware last November. The tool can also suggest remediations, but it won’t act on its own. “We

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

A new security product from Symantec hopes to better secure small businesses against ransomware and other targeted cyberattacks.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Dubbed Coreid, the group has adopted a new version of its data exfiltration tool and is offering more advanced capabilities to profitable affiliates, says Symantec. The post Colonial Pipeline ransomware group using new tactics to become more dangerous appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2016

When former CEO Mike Brown left Symantec in April of this year, I wrote a blog about what I would do if I were recruited as Mike’s replacement. Hmm, I never even contemplated a big-time merger, so I was as surprised as anyone when Symantec announced its plan to acquire Blue Coat.

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Network World

AUGUST 27, 2024

In addition, Symantec points of presence will now be integrated with VMware VeloCloud SASE, while VMware Edge Compute Stack, a runtime and orchestration platform, is now optimized to support AI workloads and traffic patterns. Nature Fresh Farms uses 5G and broadband to connect facilities across Canada and US via the VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN.

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Network World

JUNE 12, 2016

Security company Symantec is to acquire Web security provider Blue Coat for US$4.65 billion in cash in a deal that will broaden the portfolio of security technologies the combined company can offer customers as they move to the cloud. Ajei Gopal was appointed as interim president and chief operating officer.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The implications for enterprise security For most enterprises, the present moment is an educational process. That data leakage is the principal security concern regarding generative AI of enterprises today. So, how do we keep the train rolling with generative AI while securing the enterprise? At least, not yet.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Protecting the Enterprise So, what can security professionals do to properly safeguard the use of Generative AI tools by their employees? Symantec Enterprise Cloud enables our customers to enforce their specific Generative AI policies. Please see our Symantec Enterprise Blog and our Generative AI Protection Demo for more details.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 2, 2022

Symantec said that the newly-discovered Daxin exhibits a previously unseen level of complexity, and it’s been targeting governments around the world for some time. The post Daxin: A Chinese-linked malware that is dangerous and nearly impossible to detect appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Network World

AUGUST 14, 2024

Broadcom repackages VMware SASE, adds Symantec security February 27, 2024: Broadcom revived the VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN branding and tied that technology with Broadcom’s Symantec Enterprise Cloud security service edge offering to create its single-vendor SASE package.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

authorities and new research from Symantec's Threat Hunter Team shed light on a sophisticated, multi-pronged cyber espionage campaign targeting U.S. On November 13, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed a broad cyber espionage campaign by China-backed hackers, identified as the Salt Typhoon group.

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Network World

APRIL 26, 2017

In 2016, the average ransom demand to free computers hit with the infection rose to US$1,077, up from $294 the year before, according to security firm Symantec. Attackers clearly think that there’s more to be squeezed from victims,” Symantec said in a Wednesday report.

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Network World

AUGUST 1, 2024

Flush with cash from a recent $150 million funding round, Corelight is one of Network World’s 7 network security startups to watch for 2024. Corelight at a glance Founded: 2013 What they do: Provide open NDR-based network security Funding: $309.2 The three founded Corelight in 2013 to provide services built around Zeek.

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Network World

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ransomware for Android phones has already been around for several years and security experts have warned in the past that it's only a matter of time until such malicious programs start affecting smart TVs, especially since some of them also run Android.

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IT Toolbox

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Symantec research spotlights the gaping holes in secure upstream mobile application development and its potential consequences to data security and privacy. The post 1,859 Mobile Apps, Mostly iOS, Found Storing Hard-Coded Credentials for AWS Databases appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Data Center Knowledge

DECEMBER 26, 2014

Security software firm has already been important contributor to open source cloud project Read More. Cloud Computing Security'

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Network World

MAY 15, 2017

Even after payment, the ransomware doesn’t automatically release your computer and decrypt your files, according to security researchers. The odds of getting back their files decrypted is very small," said Vikram Thakur, technical director at security firm Symantec.

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Network World

MAY 27, 2016

Security researchers from Symantec have found evidence that the malware used in the Bangladesh Bank cyberheist was used in targeted attacks against an unnamed bank in the Philippines. The same malware was also previously linked to an attempted theft of $1 million from Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.

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Data Center Knowledge

AUGUST 5, 2014

Government procurement agency excludes two firms from security software supplier list.

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Data Center Knowledge

JUNE 1, 2017

Network security company aiming to be ready for IPO next year Read More.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 23, 2019

Symantec, in fact, recently released […]. Most small businesses hold customer credit card information on file and maintain electronic employee records, as well as manage their banking online. And a breach of this data disrupts basic operations and damages your reputation not to mention probably costing you thousands of dollars.

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Network World

AUGUST 28, 2024

In addition, regulatory constraints and security concerns are pushing some companies to run their AI in on-premises data centers or in private clouds under their full control. Improved security features, including unified security management across multiple VMware Cloud Foundation deployments.

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Forrester IT

JUNE 28, 2016

Given Symantec's recent acquisiton of BlueCoat (and with it BlueCoat's earlier acquired Elastica and Perspecsys cloud security gateway (CSG) assets), and IBM's organic buildout of its Defender CSG solution it comes hardly as a surprise that Cisco today announced its intent to acquire CloudLock for US$293M (in Forrester's estimation (..)

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