Symantec’s 2011 Threat Management Survey revealed that most enterprises are not confident in their security posture and that staffing is a major issue limiting IT security’s effectiveness. The goal of the survey was to determine the concerns IT security organizations face. Fifty-seven percent of respondents to the survey said they lack confidence in their IT [...]
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At VMworld 2011 Europe, Symantec Corp. announced enhancements to Symantec FileStore N8300, the latest version of its clustered, network attached storage appliance. The solution is designed to help customers build virtual environments and cloud storage, manage large volumes of data and control the costs of associated storage. FileStore N8300 enables organizations to fully benefit from [...]
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Symantec Corp. has announced that its new cloud-based service, Symantec AdVantage, enables website owners to identify malicious software hidden in online advertisements. Offered in partnership with Armorize Technologies, the solution uses the latest malware detection techniques so website owners can quickly find malvertising threats. AdVantage will be available to publishers and ad networks through a free early [...]
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Symantec Launches New Managed Security Services Specialization, Recognizes Partners
October 14, 2011 No CommentSymantec announced the new Managed Security Service Specialization, providing Symantec partners exclusive benefits to increase their competitive advantage, improve recognition by customers and drive more revenue. Partners achieve the MSS Specialization once they have demonstrated expertise in Symantec Managed Security Services and Symantec DeepSight Early Warning Services. The MSS Specialization provides partners with greater access to [...]
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Symantec announced its publication of new research conducted by the firm titled, “Motivations of Recent Android Malware.” The report provides an analysis of the current monetizations schemes behind the malware targeting the Android mobile computing platform, as well as future schemes. The report presented the top mobile malware monetization schemes observed by Symantec and includes premium [...]
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Symantec has introduced an addition to its cloud-based user authentication service. Symantec’s VIP Intelligent Authentication system uses advanced securities including system fingerprinting, user behavior monitoring and geolocation access monitoring. Symantec VIP Intelligent Authentication also leverages Symantec’s DeepSight intelligence. The DataFeed assists in identifying high-risk login attempts from suspected malicious sources, and invokes additional out-of-band authentication methods [...]
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Symantec has released two new DeepSight datafeeds including Symantec DeepSight IP Reputation DataFeed and Symantec DeepSight URL Reputation DataFeed. Both provide critical intelligence, aiding enterprises’ incident management. The Web services provide enterprise applications with up-to-date intelligence about malicious activity on the Internet including malware distribution and botnet command and control. The systems can be automatically integrated into a [...]
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Norton by Symantec has released the public beta version 6.0 of its all-in-one security suite Norton 360. The beta is available for free download from the Norton beta website. The release includes core security technology found in Norton Internet Security 2012, in addition to enhanced PC tuneup and backup capabilities. The 6.0 version includes Norton Identity [...]
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Industry and government leaders will lead the official launch of National Cyber Security Awareness Month today through a Facebook Live stream viewing and audioconference between Lockheed Martin’s Global Vision Center and Ypsilanti, Mich. “Lockheed Martin believes that raising cyber security awareness is a team sport. With cyber security at the core of everything we do, we are proud [...]
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Norton by Symantec today released Norton Anti-Theft, a Web-service allowing consumers to remotely lock and locate lost or stolen Windows-based laptops and Android smartphones and tablets. The offering supports the Norton Everywhere initiative to extend security technologies to consumers on every device, everywhere. A recent survey by Norton showed that 78 percent of consumers were [...]
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