Security News

Symantec Endpoint Security delivers protection, detection and response in a single solution
2019-10-17 02:30

Symantec, the world’s leading cyber security company, announced a major revamp to its endpoint portfolio with Symantec Endpoint Security (SES), which now delivers protection, detection and...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Update Causes Many Devices to Crash
2019-10-16 11:54

An intrusion prevention signature update pushed out this week by Symantec for its Endpoint Protection product has caused many devices to crash and display a so-called blue screen of death (BSOD). read more

Ye olde Blue Screen of Death is back – this time, a bad Symantec update is to blame
2019-10-15 14:54

The wrong kind of intrusion protection Symantec has acknowledged an issue with an update to its Endpoint Protection Client that causes a Windows kernel exception after users this morning came down...

Hundreds Laid Off by Symantec as Part of Restructuring Plan
2019-09-16 08:46

Cybersecurity giant Symantec has informed over 200 employees in the United States that they are being laid off as part of a recently announced restructuring plan for fiscal year 2020. read more

Private Equity Firms Interested in Buying Symantec for $16 Billion: Report
2019-09-09 13:00

Private equity firms Permira and Advent International are interested in acquiring Symantec’s consumer business for more than $16 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports. read more

Symantec shares up as private equity suitors sniff consumer tentacle
2019-09-09 11:35

$16bn slapped on table by Permira and Advent – reports Symantec shares have jumped almost 5 per cent following reports that it is close to offloading its consumer business to a pair of private...

SyncDog partners with Symantec to address full spectrum of mobile security concerns
2019-09-08 23:45

SyncDog, the leading Independent Software Vendor (ISV) for next generation mobile security and data loss prevention, announced their partnership with the world’s leading cyber security company,...

Broadcom Reaches $10.7B Deal to Buy Symantec Enterprise
2019-08-09 11:33

Symantec Will Focus on its Consumer BusinessBroadcom says it plans to acquire Symantec's enterprise security business for $10.7 billion in cash. The deal relieves Symantec of a business line where...

Symantec sells its name and enterprise security business to Broadcom
2019-08-09 08:40

Symantec announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Enterprise Security assets, which include the Symantec name, to semiconductor giant Broadcom, for $10.7 billion in cash....

Pwn an iPhone to bank $1m, Check Point gripes about WhatsApp privacy again, Broadcom eats Symantec enterprise biz
2019-08-09 00:30

Apple expands bug bounties, and more from Vegas this week Black Hat Here's a quick summary of some important infosec happenings from inside and outside the Black Hat USA conference in Las Vegas on...