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Symantec: Cyberespionage Targeting SMBs, Manufacturing By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 16, 2013 Targeted attacks increased 42 percent last year. Tags: SMB, Symantec, cyberattack, cyber espionage, security threats Microsoft, Symantec Take Down Botnet By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 07, 2013 The Bamital botnet had ensnared millions of PCs in a click-jacking scheme. Tags: Microsoft, Symantec, botnet, clickjacking Chinese Hackers Attack NY Times By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 31, 2013 The paper didn't detect the ongoing attack for four months. Tags: China, hackers, Symantec, malware, cyberattack, Advanced Persistent Threat, hack attacks, APT Newly Discovered Malware Targets Iran, Modifies Microsoft SQL Databases By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 26, 2012 The Narilam worm looks for certain Persian words in databases and changes them. Tags: Symantec, malware, Iran, Stuxnet, Microsoft SQL Symantec: Ransomware Is on the Rise By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 09, 2012 Cyber-crooks are making $5 million a year from ransomware scams. Tags: Symantec, malware, report, Security Vendors, ransomware Symantec Revenues Flat As License Sales Drop By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 03, 2012 The move to the cloud means more companies are buying subscriptions. Tags: security, Cloud, Symantec Symantec Dissolves a Chinese Alliance By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 27, 2012 The U.S. security firm worried that working with a Chinese firm would prevent it from obtaining classified information about cyberthreats. Tags: security, China, Symantec Anonymous Leaks Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus Source Code By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 09, 2012 The security firm says that none of the exposed code is used in current products. Tags: Symantec, hacker, Anonymous Will Microsoft Acquire Symantec? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 10, 2010 Fueled by Intel's planned acquisition of McAfee, some observers speculate that Symantec is on Microsoft's list. Tags: security, Microsoft, Intel, Symantec, McAfee Symantec Gobbles Up VeriSign's Checkmark Unit By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 19, 2010 The $1.28 billion purchase brings VeriSign's Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption certification services unit under the security software vendor's ever-broadening umbrella. Tags: security, Symantec, VeriSign, acquisition, e-commerce software CDC Makes Cloud Computing Play With TradeBeam Deal By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 18, 2010 CDC became the latest on-premises software vendor to expand its Software-as-a-Service portfolio, acquiring TradeBeam, a cloud computing-based supply chain monitoring software maker. Tags: cloud computing, IBM, SaaS, supply chain management, Symantec Cloud Security Needs Addressing By Andy Patrizio | Article Published March 03, 2010 Symantec CEO Enrique Salem warned that as computing migrates to the cloud, the need to tighten data security will move urgently to the forefront. Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, cloud security, Symantec, RSA Conference Will Security Firms Benefit from Google's China Woes? By - Reuters | Article Published January 14, 2010 Security companies like McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro may benefit the publicity surrounding cyber-attacks on Google China operations. Tags: cybersecurity, Symantec, McAfee, cyberattack, Trend Micro Symantec Offers Subscription Security, Storage via Amazon EC2 By Andy Patrizio | Article Published December 15, 2009 Users can log on to Amazon EC2 and add the Symantec Endpoint Protection or Veritas Storage Foundation applications with a credit card. Tags: Amazon EC2, security, Symantec, on-demand, Enterprise |