Network World

APRIL 13, 2017

The Travelers insurance company has teamed up with Symantec to give policyholders cyber security assessments and consultation in order to help them manage risks. The self-assessment consists of filling out a 25-question survey and getting a written report of how well their network and data protection stacks up.

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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 immediate opportunity for Symantec comes from the large number of consumers worldwide that have been victims of cybercrime, generating as a result greater user concern in digital safety. In the U.S.

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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

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.

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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.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 25, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Symantec has uncovered an additional piece of malware used in the SolarWinds attacks, becoming the fourth piece of malware associated with the wide-ranging compromise of the popular IT […].

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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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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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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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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. Targeted Attacks Grow and Evolve.

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2016

As cyber threats diversify and expand, anti-virus provider Symantec is doing the same. Here are five reasons the deal could make sense for Symantec. Two years ago, a Symantec executive even declared that antivirus were "dead." Late Sunday, the company said it would shell out $4.65

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Network World

JUNE 12, 2016

Security company Symantec is to acquire Web security provider Blue Coat for US$4.65 The deal, which is expected to be closed by the third quarter, will also see Greg Clark, CEO of Blue Coat, taking over as CEO of Symantec and joining its board at the the closing of the transaction.

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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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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

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The bug affected the validation for some SSL certificates issued by Symantec, one of the world's largest certificate authorities, as well as by GeoTrust and Thawte, two CAs that Symantec also controls.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Symantec and generative AI Symantec has a long history with AI. Organizations should feel especially confident when it comes to the threat posed by generative AI systems if they already have a data protection like Symantec Data Loss Prevention Cloud. Key to our focus is protecting user and enterprise IP. Generative AI

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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. Symantec's Threat Hunter Team has now revealed details of another related attack targeting a large U.S. Recent disclosures from U.S. telecommunications networks and other organizations.

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Network World

MARCH 24, 2017

Google is considering a harsh punishment for repeated incidents in which Symantec or its certificate resellers improperly issued SSL certificates. According to a Netcraft survey from 2015, Symantec is responsible for about one in every three SSL certificates used on the web, making it the largest commercial certificate issuer in the world.

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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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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 10, 2023

What enterprises need for security Fortunately, there are Generative AI Protection solutions, such as Symantec DLP Cloud, Adaptive Protection on Symantec Endpoint Security Complete (SESC), and real time link in email security that address these emerging challenges and block attacks in different, targeted ways. Generative AI

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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. So, our Symantec products are well tuned to catch these attacks, and we also use Generative AI as part of building our defenses for customers.

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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. In 2016, the figure jumped by 36 percent from the year prior.

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Network World

JANUARY 3, 2017

In November 2015, a Symantec researcher named Candid Wueest even went as far as to infect his own TV with an Android ransomware application to highlight the threat. While that infection was just a demonstration, this Christmas, the owner of an LG Electronics TV experienced the real deal.

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CTOvision

JULY 29, 2013

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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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 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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Network World

OCTOBER 10, 2017

It makes sense for Oracle to jump into this field even if it is full of established players like Symantec, Sophos, Tripwire and far more. It claims they will help enterprises forecast, reduce, detect and resolve cybersecurity threats in minutes rather than days and assist remediation of application and infrastructure performance issues.

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Network World

AUGUST 27, 2024

Read more VMware news VMware upgrades software-defined edge for AI workloads Customer concerns loom as VMware Explore event approaches VMware by Broadcom: Product, service and support news Broadcom extends vSphere 7 support six months Broadcom bolsters VMware Edge Compute Stack Broadcom repackages VMware SASE, adds Symantec security

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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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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

White Papers Symantec' Your applications are absolutely critical to you and your users. Now, learn how to ensure fast failover and disaster recovery for enterprise applications.

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Network World

MAY 15, 2017

The odds of getting back their files decrypted is very small," said Vikram Thakur, technical director at security firm Symantec. It's a process that’s entirely manual and contains a serious flaw: The hackers have no way to prove who paid off the ransom. It's better for [the victims] to save their money and rebuild the affected computers."

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Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Less than three months after its major acquisition of Blue Coat, the software vendor also reiterated its commitment to the channel during Symantec Partner Engage 2016 in Los Angeles. Read More.

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Network World

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Samir Kapuria from Symantec gives a demonstration about how someone could hack an electronic voting machine to provide extra votes for candidates.

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