News on Symantec Corporation

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2010-03-06T04:15:32Z

<div><p>Sophos has promoted Chris Doggett to VP of global channels. He will work to grow global partnerships on a local level and to improve the efficiency and online sales growth opportunities for partners that cater to SMBs. Webroot, an internet security provider, has appointed Chris Benham as chief marketing officer, ...

Malware Threat for 'Smart Phone' Users

2010-02-26T00:15:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Smart phone attacks could be worse than assaults on personal computers</div><div><p>Bad enough that you have to worry about attacks on your computer. Now, researchers say the same type of malware can go after smart mobile phones.</p><p>These assaults, they warn, could potentially cause a phone to eavesdrop on a meeting, track an owner's travels, or rapidly drain its battery to render the phone useless. </p><p>Computer scientists...

Study finds cyberthreats to be largest security concern

2010-02-23T04:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">More than traditional crime, natural disasters and terrorism, the security threat that enterprise IT departments are most concerned with is cybercrime, according to a study by Symantec.</div><div><p>More than traditional crime, natural disasters and terrorism, the security threat that enterprise IT departments are most concerned with is cybercrime, according to the results of a stud...

Symantec shares decline after analyst's downgrade

2010-02-22T09:46:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Symantec shares dip after analyst downgrades, predicting company will lose contract to rival</div><div><p>Shares of Symantec Corp. dipped Friday after a Jefferies &amp; Co. analyst downgraded the stock, predicting the security software maker will be losing a key consumer contract with computer maker Symantec CEO Enrique Salem to its board</div><div><p>Automatic Data Processing Inc., the world's biggest payroll processor, has named Symantec Corp. CEO Enrique Salem to its b...

Symantec adds former Intuit CEO Bennett to board

2010-02-22T12:54:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Symantec adds Stephen Bennett, former Intuit CEO, to board of directors</div><div><p>Computer security software maker Symantec Corp. said Monday that Stephen P. Bennett, former president and CEO of accounting software maker Intuit Inc., ...

Symantec shares fall as 4Q outlook disappoints

2010-02-22T13:50:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Symantec shares fall as fiscal 3rd qtr shows profit but 4th-qtr outlook disappoints investors</div><div><p>Symantec Corp. shares fell Thursday after the security software company's fiscal fourth quarter outlook disappointed investors.</p><p>Symantec shares slid $1.27, or 6.8 percent, to $17.34 in midday trading as the broad...

Microsoft issues emergency "Google attack" patch

2010-02-22T16:49:57Z

<div><p>SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Thursday released a patch to protect users of its Internet Explorer browser from attacks similar to those directed at San Francisco.</div><div><p>The annual SC Awards U.S. honor those companies and individuals whose innovative products, and services have most strongly contributed to the vitality of the IT security industry here in North America

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2010-02-22T23:11:54Z

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Windows 7 likely to come into cross-hairs of attackers

2010-02-24T02:52:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Cyberattackers will target Windows 7 and spam volumes will spike next year, according to a recently released Symantec report covering internet security trends.</div><div><p>Cyberattackers will target Windows 7 and spam volumes will spike next year, according to a recently released S...

Cybercriminals Use Fear And Anxiety To Push Rogue Security Software

2010-02-24T16:14:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Users lulled into false sense of security while exposed to greater risks</div><div><p>Cybercriminals are employing increasingly persuasive online scare tactics to convince users to purchase rogue security software, according to a report from Symantec Corp.</p><p>Rogue security software, or "scareware," is software that pret...

New ransomware variant features novel payment scheme

2010-02-24T10:35:44Z

<div id="subtitle">A new ransomware variant encrypts files on a computer, but uses a novel twist on monetizing the extortion threat.</div><div><p>A new ransomware variant encrypts files on a computer but uses a novel twist on monetizing the extortion threat, according to researchers at Symantec. Instead of demanding money directly for decryption keys, as has been the ca...

Symantec shares up as 2Q results beat Street view

2010-02-24T12:42:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Symantec shares rise as 2Q results beat Street view amid signs of stabilization in business</div><div><p>Shares of Symantec Corp. soared Thursday after the antivirus software maker reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded investors' expectations amid signs that stabilization in its business has begun to take hold.</p><p&...

Symantec approves $1B share buyback plan

2010-02-24T13:03:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Symantec approves plan to buy back up to $1 billion worth of shares</div><div><p>Symantec Corp. said Wednesday that its board authorized a $1 billion share buyback plan.</p><p>The network security provider said the plan is effective immediately and that it will make any repurchases through public or private transactions.&am...

Symantec finds rogue AV to be well-oiled profit machine

2010-02-24T16:44:11Z

<div id="subtitle">A new Symantec report released Monday reveals a booming marketplace for criminals involved in installing bogus anti-virus products on victim computers.</div><div><p>An examination into the rogue anti-virus marketplace has revealed a well-organized racket that resembles the adware and spyware industry of several years ago.A yearlong study by Symantec ...

Digital River down huge as they lose their largest client (DRIV, SYMC)

2010-02-24T19:46:49Z

Customer concentration can really, really hurt. Worse that just losing a client is when the client says "No thanks, we can do it ourselves." This morning, e-commerce solutions provider Digital River (DRIV) announced that they're losing their largest customer, Symantec (SYMC).

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Leaving users unscathed after M&A

2010-02-24T20:50:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Information security as an industry sees a profusion of mergers and acquisitions. But one interesting effect from it is the need to re-evaluate the variety of business practices under which each individual business once operated before the transaction, so that refinements and more sweeping changes can be implemented and followed after they merge.</div><div><p>Reuters) - Security software maker Sophos Inc is introducing free programs that prevent sensitive data from getting outside corporate firewalls, taking on products sold by Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc.</p&...

Huge uptick in spam-borne malware since mid-September

2010-02-24T21:19:11Z

<div id="subtitle">The amount of the amount of spam containing malware increased ninefold during September over the previous month, according to Symantec.</div><div><p>The amount of spam containing malicious attachments spiked in September and has remained at an elevated level since, according to Symantec's "State of Spam" report released Wednesday.“We are definitely se...