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• Article | 9/05/2012 3LM, Symantec and Wyse all aim to simplify management of mobile devices

  At three different events in three different U.S. cities 3LM, Symantec and Wyse Technology are all showing upgraded or new products to help IT staff b...
• Article | 1/05/2012 Symantec: Flashback malware netted upwards of $10,000 a day

  Symantec said on Tuesday the Flashback malware that attacked Apple Mac computers could have netted its authors up to US$10,000 a day.
• Article | 30/03/2012 Do-it-yourself plan to take down Sality botnet outlined on public mailing list

  A method that anyone can use to hijack a massive multipurpose botnet called Sality was described in detail on a public mailing list on Tuesday.
• Article | 21/03/2012 Researchers discover new Duqu variant that tries to evade antivirus detection

  Security researchers have discovered a new variant of the Duqu cyberespionage malware that was designed to evade detection by antivirus products and o...
• Article | 20/03/2012 Cost of data breaches falls for first time in seven years

  The average organizational cost of data breaches has decreased for the first time in seven years, according to a study released by Symantec and the Po...
• Article | 16/03/2012 Digitally signed malware is increasingly prevalent, researchers say

  Security companies have recently identified multiple malware threats that use stolen digital certificates to sign their components in an attempt to av...
• Article | 23/02/2012 Symantec: New ZeuS botnet no longer needs central command servers

  Cybercriminals are using a modified version of the ZeuS computer Trojan that no longer relies on command and control (C&C) servers for receiving i...
• Article | 23/02/2012 Researcher releases exploit code that can allegedly crash pcAnywhere

  Exploit code targeting a newly identified vulnerability in Symantec's pcAnywhere computer remote control product has been published on the Internet, e...
• Article | 18/02/2012 The decision to strip online certificate revocation checks from Chrome is misguided, Symantec says

  Stripping OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) and CRL (certificate revocation list) checks from Google Chrome could have dangerous implications ...
• Article | 7/02/2012 Anonymous claims to have released source code of Symantec's pcAnywhere

  Hacker group Anonymous claimed late Monday that the source code of Symantec's pcAnywhere had been uploaded on The Pirate Bay site.
• Article | 3/02/2012 Symantec warns of Android Trojans that mutate with every download

  Researchers from security vendor Symantec have identified a new premium-rate SMS Android Trojan horse that modifies its code every time it gets downlo...
• Article | 27/01/2012 Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere and waiting for security patches

  Security vendor Symantec has advised users of its pcAnywhere remote control software to disable it, because hackers with access to the product's sourc...
• Article | 17/01/2012 Symantec acquires LiveOffice cloud-based archiving company

  Symantec has acquired LiveOffice, a provider of cloud-based data archiving and storage, for US$115 million [m], the companies announced Monday.
• Article | 12/01/2012 Lawsuit claims Symantec sells scareware-like products

  Symantec has been accused in a lawsuit of California's unfair competition laws and fraudulent inducement by using scareware-like tactics to trick user...
• Article | 12/01/2012 Carrier IQ detection tool converted to premium SMS Trojan

  Android malware writers are taking advantage of the controversy surrounding Carrier IQ's smartphone tracking software in order to distribute a premium...