Security News

Symantec Adds New Features, Services to Endpoint Security Offering
2019-01-29 17:11

Symantec on Tuesday announced significant improvements to its endpoint security offering, including new Endpoint Protection features, and the launch of a Managed Endpoint Detection and Response...

Cymulate and Symantec announce shared research of email-based attacks
2018-12-14 02:30

Cymulate partnered with Symantec to provide an Attacker-Defender collaboration to share the research into the latest email-based threats. Cymulate’s Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) platform...

Symantec unveils neural network to protect critical infrastructure from cyber warfare
2018-12-07 04:30

Symantec introduced Industrial Control System Protection (ICSP) Neural, the neural network-integrated USB scanning station that helps organizations protect infrastructure by preventing the...

Symantec develops neural network to thwart cyberattack-induced blackouts
2018-12-05 16:33

The company is rolling out a device that scans for malware on USB devices to block attacks on IoT and operational technology environments.

Symantec Unveils USB Scanning Station for ICS, IoT Environments
2018-12-05 14:24

Symantec on Wednesday unveiled a new product designed to protect critical infrastructure organizations, including industrial and Internet of Things (IoT) environments, against USB-borne threats. read more

Symantec comes out in swinging in bitter legal battle over security bug audit conspiracy claims
2018-11-29 08:03

Profit driving NSS claims of industry boycott, antivirus makers swear Symantec says the biz that accused it of conspiring with others to avoid independent security audits is "less than honest" and...

Symantec execs cooked the books to protect their fat bonuses, investor lawsuit alleges
2018-11-19 20:02

Security biz hit with class-action fraud sueball after probe smashes stock price A group of Symantec shareholders are suing the infosec biz, alleging its executive fraudulently invented the...

DigiCert works with its partners to move past Google’s distrust of Symantec TLS certificates
2018-11-08 02:30

DigiCert has executed a transfer of online trust, marked by the stable release of Chrome 70 that signals the end of Google’s Symantec root distrust plan. In the year since acquiring Symantec’s...

Symantec Buys Javelin Networks and Appthority
2018-11-06 16:18

Separately, Thoma Bravo Moves to Acquire Veracode Software From BroadcomSymantec has announced not one but two acquisitions of private cybersecurity firms: Javelin Networks and Appthority....

Symantec acquires Javelin Networks to thwart growing number of active directory-based attacks
2018-11-06 02:00

Symantec acquired Javelin Networks, a company that offers software technology to defend enterprises against Active Directory-based attacks. Microsoft Active Directory (AD) services have become a...