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Seattle Tops Symantec List of Riskiest Online Cities

March 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

In a joint study with Sperling’s BestPlaces, Symantec has come up with a list of the 50 riskiest places in America to be online. At the top of the list are some of the country’s major tech hubs, including Seattle, San Francisco and Boston.
– Recent statistics from the

Internet
Crime
Complaint Centerput the amount of losses Americans suffered in 2009 due to online fraud at close to $560 million. But what cities are the most dangerous pound-for-pound?
According to an analysis by Symantec and research firm Sperlings BestPlaces,
…

Symantec Introduces Brightmail Gateway 9.0

March 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Symantec’s latest version of Brightmail Gateway security platform includes features such as content encryption as well as increased scalability.
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Security software specialist Symantec announced its
latest messaging security platforms, Symantec Brightmail Gateway 9.0 and
Symantec Brightmail Gateway 9.0 Small Business Edition. The company said the
updated versions would deliver enhanced protection through real-time updates,
…

Symantec’s Consumer Business Led Way in Q3

January 28th, 2010 | No Comments

IT security company Symantec reports a jump in its consumer business in the fiscal third quarter.
– Symantec reported $1.551 billion in revenues in the
third quarter of fiscal 2010, due in part to growth in its consumer
business.
The company reported GAAP net income of $300 million for the
quarter, compared with a $6.82 billion loss for the same quarter the
previous year. About 31 percent …

Symantec to Acquire Gideon Technologies for Risk Management Technology

January 12th, 2010 | No Comments

Symantec has agreed to buy Gideon Technologies with the intention of using Gideon’s vulnerability, configuration and compliance management technology to appeal to the public sector.
– Symantec has agreed to acquire Gideon Technologies in a bid to add to its risk management capabilities to meet the compliance needs of the public sector.

Gideon Technologies specializes in vulnerability, configuration, policy and compliance management as well as network and asset discovery. A…

Symantec Y2K10 Date Stamp Bug Hits Endpoint Protection Manager

January 5th, 2010 | No Comments

The start of 2010 has tripped up Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, as updates issued since 11:59 p.m. Dec. 31, 2009, have been labeled as out-of-date.
– The new decade has brought a slight hiccup
to users of Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.
According
to the company, the product is incorrectly labeling updates issued in 2010
as out-of-date. The issue impacts the Endpoint Protection v11.x and Endpoint Protection
Small Business Edition v12.x …

Symantec Discusses Security SAAS Plans for 2010

December 30th, 2009 | No Comments

It’s been a year since Symantec’s acquisition of MessageLabs. In an interview with eWEEK, former MessageLabs CEO Adrian Chamberlain, now head of Symantec’s software-as-a-service business, discusses the security company’s plans for the SAAS space in the coming year and drops some hints on where Symantec may be headed.
– One of the underlying trends in security of late has been
the adoption
of cloud-based services. On the acquisition front, the past few years have
seen several independent SAAS security vendors get gobbled up.
Among those was Symantec’s
acquisition of MessageLabs. After more than a year under Sy…

Symantec Offers Security, Management Solutions for Mobile Devices

December 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Security giant Symantec rolls out three new solutions for securing and managing mobile devices through the product’s entire lifecycle.
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Symantec Corp. announced its mobile security and management
strategy, including three products to help organizations secure and manage data
on the rising number of mobile devices in the enterprise. The company said its
mobile strategy would focus on the effective integration of it…

Symantec Offers Security, Management Solutions for Mobile Devices

December 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Security giant Symantec rolls out three new solutions for securing and managing mobile devices through the product’s entire lifecycle.
–

Symantec announced its mobile security and management
strategy, including three products to help organizations secure and manage data
on the rising number of mobile devices in the enterprise. The company said its
mobile strategy would focus on the effective integration of its mobi…

Symantec Website Hack Exposes User Data

November 25th, 2009 | No Comments

A hacker recently demonstrated how a SQL injection vulnerability in a Symantec Website could be exploited to reveal user data. Symantec says the vulnerability ony impacts customers in Japan and South Korea.
– A Website operated by security firm Symantec was hacked Â– giving an attacker a sneak peak at sensitive customer data.
The Romanian hacker known as Unu, who earlier this year uncovered a hole in a Website run by Kaspersky Lab, exploited a blind SQL injection problem to get his hands on clear-text pa…

Symantec: New Apple iPhone Worm Targeting Jailbroken Phones

November 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Symantec has uncovered a new worm targeting jailbroken iPhones. Unlike the ikee worm that appeared earlier this month, this worm can be used to steal data.
– Researchers at Symantec have uncovered another worm aimed at jailbroken iPhones.
Like the well publicized ikee worm, the recent malware targets jailbroken iPhones running SSH and using the default password of Â‘alpine. However, unlike ikee, which merely changed victims backgrounds to a picture of …

Symantec’s Top Nine Storage Trends for 2010

November 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Every year around this time people realize the old year is nearly in the history books and start thinking about the upcoming new 12 months. This invariably leads to all sorts of predictions about what’s going to happen in any given area of interest. Symantec was out of the chute early this year with its ideas on what trends it expects to see in 2010. We compiled this list based on information provided to eWEEK by Symantec’s Sean Derrington, director of storage and availability management, and Mathew Lodge, senior director of product marketing.
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Symantec Uncovers Trojan Scheme Using Facebook

November 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

Researchers at Symantec find a Trojan that uses Facebook to communicate with a command and control server.
– Researchers at Symantec have uncovered a Trojan using Facebook as a
coordinator for its command and control server.
The Trojan malware, known to Symantec
as Whitewell, is being spread via e-mail through quot;documents (PDF, or
MS Office formats) containing exploits for known vulnerabilities, qu…

Symantec Reveals Rogue Antivirus Pulling Massive Profits

October 19th, 2009 | No Comments

Symantec took a look at the underground market for rogue security software in a new report. Some of the sales affiliates make staggering profits, with the top earners averaging $23,000 a week during Symantec’s 12-month study.
– Symantec shined the light on the massive profits pulled in by rogue security software scams on the Web.
Such software, often referred to as Â“scareware,Â” has gotten more attention in the past year as scammers continue to enjoy success tricking users into shelling out big bucks. In a report titled …

Symantec Says Idaho Leads U.S. in Spam

September 25th, 2009 | No Comments

According to findings from Symantec’s MessageLabs, Idaho tops the list of the most-spammed U.S. states. MessageLabs researchers say states with higher concentrations of small and midsize businesses generally fare the worst when it comes to spam.
– Sometimes
being No. 1 isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In this case, Idaho
is No. 1 in spam.

According
to a report from Symantec’s MessageLabs, Idaho tops the
list of states receiving the most spam in September. It’s quite a reversal
for the state, which in 2008 ranked 44th in spam volume. T…

Symantec: Google Groups Used to Send Commands to Malware

September 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Symantec researchers have uncovered a Trojan using a private newsgroup within Google Groups as a command and control server. The move follows an attempt to use Twitter as a C C earlier this year.
– Symantec has uncovered a
scheme to use a Google Groups newsgroup to sneak commands to malware
on compromised computers.
The move is another
example of attackers looking for covert ways to communicate to their bots.
Earlier this year, attackers were found using Twitter
as a command and contr…

Symantec Norton 2010 Pushes Reputation Technology in Malware Battle

September 9th, 2009 | No Comments

Symantec releases Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 and touts the products’ anti-malware use of reputation technology. This exemplifies a trend among security vendors in recent years of moving beyond traditional signature-based approaches to fighting malware.
– It is no secret that the anti-virus market has been
struggling to keep up with threats.
For that reason, many security vendors have been moving away from a strictly
signature-based approach in favor of other types of malware protection using techniques
like whitelisting and behavioral-based det…

Netgear ReadyNAS Storage Links to Symantec Backup Exec

September 8th, 2009 | No Comments

Netgear partners with security firm Symantec to offer cost-conscious businesses support for the Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Servers (RALUS) for Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers.
– Netgear’s ReadyNAS line of storage appliances for small to medium-size
businesses now supports the Remote Agent for Linux and Unix Servers or RALUS for
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers. The Symantec-produced Backup Exec
agent communicates directly with Symantec Backup Exec software and is…

Symantec Profits Fall in Q1

July 30th, 2009 | No Comments

Symantec’s profits tumbled in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, the security company reports. Symantec officials say businesses are slow to adopt long-term contracts.
– Symantec saw profits drop year-over-year for the first quarter of fiscal
2010, as the company has found enterprises less willing to sign long-term
deals.
quot;On the enterprise side, some customers focused their spending on
shorter-term contracts or maintenance renewals, resulting in fewer new…

Posts Tagged ‘symantec’

Symantec Introduces Brightmail Gateway 9.0

Symantec’s Consumer Business Led Way in Q3

Symantec to Acquire Gideon Technologies for Risk Management Technology

Symantec Y2K10 Date Stamp Bug Hits Endpoint Protection Manager

Symantec Discusses Security SAAS Plans for 2010

Symantec Offers Security, Management Solutions for Mobile Devices

Symantec Offers Security, Management Solutions for Mobile Devices

Symantec Website Hack Exposes User Data

Symantec: New Apple iPhone Worm Targeting Jailbroken Phones

Symantec’s Top Nine Storage Trends for 2010

Symantec Uncovers Trojan Scheme Using Facebook

Symantec Reveals Rogue Antivirus Pulling Massive Profits

Symantec Says Idaho Leads U.S. in Spam

Symantec: Google Groups Used to Send Commands to Malware

Symantec Norton 2010 Pushes Reputation Technology in Malware Battle

Netgear ReadyNAS Storage Links to Symantec Backup Exec

Symantec Profits Fall in Q1

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