Symantec share price plummets
Symantec Corp. and Broadcom Inc. have halted their discussions for a proposed merger as the two sides couldn’t agree on a price, according to people familiar with the matter. Symantec shares fell as much as 15% to $21.70.
Two weeks ago Bloomberg News reported that...
Symantec to cut 8% of its staff
Symantec Corp., the world’s biggest maker of cyber-security software, said it will cut as much as 8 percent of its workforce after giving a forecast for quarterly profit and revenue that fell short of analysts’ estimates.
The shares tumbled 9 percent in...
Symantec buying Israeli security start-up Fireglass
Symantec is acquiring Fireglass, an Israeli information security start-up. Reuters reported the deal is intended to boost Symantec’s products for corporate email and web browsing threat protection.
Symantec revenue on the rise
Symantec Corp, best known for its Norton antivirus software, reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue as more customers renewed their subscriptions
Symantec, Kaspersky anti-viruses “not approved” in China
China has excluded U.S.-based Symantec Corp and Russia’s Kaspersky Lab from a list of approved anti-virus software vendors
Intellectual Ventures faces novel attack on patent business
Intellectual Ventures bought a patent for $750,000. Now it is seeking $310 million in license fees. But companies are fighting back in a legal case that could reshape the patent business.
SA first in Africa… for malware
South Africa has improved its Symantec Internet Security Threat Profile between 2011 and 2012, except in the area of phishing attacks
Symantec July 2011 Intelligence Report: Security threat statistics
Symantec’s Intelligence report shows that malware variants are on the rise, and mobile phone users are increasingly targeted.
South Africa most targeted for phishing attacks
Symantec's recently published March 2011 MessageLabs Intelligence Report report revealed that South Africa remains the most targeted region for phishing attacks
South Africa most targeted by email malware in February 2011
Symantec’s 2011 MessageLabs Intelligence Report reveals that South Africa is the most targeted country by email malware worldwide
Android malware warning
Symantec warns about an increase in malware for the Android platform, such as malicious applications masquerading as legitimate applications
The Cybercrime index: SA-specific data and other details
Is Norton's cybercrime index relevant to South Africans and is location-specific information in the pipeline?
Electronically stored information causes woes for lawyers
Lawyers from Europe, Middle East and Africa say that poor availability of electronic evidence can cost them a case according to a survey conducted by Symantec
Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists. The company has evolved to become one of the world’s largest software companies with more than 17,500 employees in more than 40 countries. We provide security, storage and systems management solutions to help our customers – from...
South African "over-the-air” security product by Symantec
Symantec announced that South African smartphone users will be able to install Symantec mobile security software over the air thanks to a partnership with XON Systems