Symantec Opens Herndon, Va. Cybersecurity Center

Symantec Corp. has opened a new security operations center in Herndon, Va. to support the company’s managed security services group, the company announced Tuesday.

The new center was formerly located in Alexandria, Va. and Symantec also operates centers in Australia, India and the UK.

Brian Dunphy, a Symantec senior product management director, said the new center provides nearly…

Report: Virtualization Still Just Chatter or Catching Hold

Early December, Quest Software released information following a survey that labeled cost savings, user demand and expectations and managing a mobile workforce as driving forces behind moving to virtual servers. 

To Quest, the findings solidified the idea that server and desktop virtualization were moving into production instead of just being a concept. This conclusion is not…

Companies See Drop in Software Vulnerabilities

According to reports from various firms, this year has seen a drop in numbers of both cyber attacks and flaws that have been used to attack businesses.

Symantec is reportedly expected to see a 30 percent drop in the total number of software vulnerabilities and a 10 percent drop in critical vulnerabilities. The firm could…

Contractors with Large IT Force, Capabilities Set to be Top Dogs in Growing Cyber Market

Reports wide have indicated that as federal spending on information technology will slow, spending on cybersecurity will not follow that same trend.

The Washington Post reported that this trend will take place between 2011 and 2016 with cybersecurity remaining the outlier. 

This may come to no surprise when taking a recent Symantec recent

Symantec Mugshot: Who is the Insider Threat?

Just the other day, Symantec filled us in on who was most attacked and the most frequent form of cyber attacks. Now they are profiling who some of those attacks are coming from: insiders.

In “Behavioral Risk Indicators of Malicious Insider Theft of Intellectual Property: Misreading the Writing on the Wall” authors Dr. Eric Shaw…

Public Sector Top Recipient of Targeted Attacks Says Symantec

The public sector has become the most frequently targeted industry of 2011, according to Symantec‘s November 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report. The industry blocks approximately 20.5 targeted attacks a day.

Similar to targeted attacks, global phishing has increased slightly and Web-based malware threats are up 47.8 percent since Oct. 2011 and WS.Trojan.H² was the number one culprit. The public sector…

2012 Bodes Well for Cybersecurity; Symantec, McAfee Part of Puzzle

As the federal government continues to pursue areas such as telework, mobility and cloud, cyber risks will become more apparent. It also means that cybersecurity will continue to be a top market for the government contracting industry.

A recent article from Washington Technology outlines the cyber needs of many federal agencies as they work to shore…

Neustar Brings In Symantec Data Center CTO to Head Neustar Labs

Neustar has hired a former Symantec executive, Joe Pasqua, to head its Lab’s efforts to expand portfolio and service offerings. Pasqua will be the vice president for Neustar Labs, a newly created position, and manage research and development.

Pasqua headed Symantec‘s data center business as chief technology officer and also led the company’s global research.

In response to his…

Lockheed Leads Charge for Cybersecurity Alliance

Lockheed Martin has been working closely with member companies of their Cybersecurity Alliance, Federal News Radio reported in an interview with Curt Aubley, vice president and chief technology officer for Lockheed.

The alliance, led by Lockheed, was formed in 2009 as a way to develop and introduce new technology to combat electronic hacking attempts.

The U.S. has seen a…

Symantec Securing IM for the Workplace, Expanding Cloud Storage

Symantec has identified instant messaging as a significant risk for organizations, as a way in which malware can make its way into the workplace. In order to scan messages and attachments for malware, malicious URLs and other attacks, Syamtec has designed an IM specific solution, Symantec Instant Messaging Security. cloud with support for Microsoft Lync.

“Instant messaging is becoming a popular…